Odion Ighalo backs Victor Osimhen to win more laurels

By Saheed Afolabi

Nigeria ex international, Jude Ighalo has thrown his weight behind Victor Osimhen to win more laurels in his bustling career.

Osimhen surpassed Ighalo goals tally for Nigeria and the Napoli forward capped up a fascinating 2022/2023 season in the Italian Serie A with the golden boot gong and the Scudetto title.

The Al Hilal forward heaped praises on Osimhen and expects the Super Eagles forward to perform better than him.

“Every morning I wake up, I pray that my son will be greater than me,” Ighalo told Complete Sports.

“Osimhen is like a junior brother to me, so I always wish him the best. He has passed my tally, but I’m not bothered, I want him to even do more.”

The former Nigeria International is fascinated with the growth and achievements of Victor at 24 and urges him to remain humble in his career.

“He is still young at 24, but he has achieved a lot so far. He won the highest goalscorer in Serie A and helped Napoli to the quarterfinals of the Champions League,” the former Manchester United forward continued.

“I just want him to continue with what he’s doing, and stay humble. Hopefully, one big team will come and pick him.”

Osimhen was phenomenal in the 2022/2023 season as he broke and set records in style. With 26 goals in the Serie A, Victor shattered George Weah’s record to become the highest scoring African in Italy topflight league.

The former Lille goal poacher has now scored 17 goals in 26 appearances for the Super Eagles.