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I Didn’t Start As a Striker – Osimhen

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I Didn’t Start As a Striker – Osimhen

Tremendous Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has revealed that he began his soccer profession as a goalkeeper.

Osimhen began his profession in Lagos, the place he was chosen for Nigeria’s group to the FIFA U17 World Cup in 2015, and it was there he introduced himself to the world when he completed the event as the highest scorer.

Talking on his journey earlier than he ever caught the eyes of the Nationwide group Coaches, Osimhen stated he performed in a number of positions in his academy days.

“I used to be truly a defender, in reality I began off as a goalkeeper for the youth group,” the 24 year-old recounts.

“So, there was a time once they took me to play in a bit of event, it was a semi-final recreation, and I truly caught two penalties. I used to be truly a goalkeeper, then a defender earlier than I grew to become a striker.”

This may come as a fairly shocking flip of occasions for the teen, who’s unarguably among the many finest strikers on the planet presently.

He’s main Napoli’s cost to the Scudetto this season and of their marketing campaign for the Champions League title.

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