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President Weah Hails Osimhen’s Marksmanship As Eagles Reach AFCON Finals
Seated within the presidential field as Nigeria tackled Sierra Leone within the Day 5 recreation of their group for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, President George Oppong Weah of Liberia couldn’t cease singing the praises of Tremendous Eagles’ ahead Victor Osimhen.
Following his glorious season through which he scored 25 league objectives to steer SC Napoli to their first Italian Serie A title in 33 years, President Weah, the 1995 World, European and African Footballer of the 12 months had penned a private letter to Osimhen asking him to maintain working arduous and breaking new grounds.
On Sunday, as he sat within the presidential field of the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium in Paynesville with Nigeria’s Ambassadors to Liberia and Sierra Leone (Excellencies Godfrey Odudigbo and Henry Omakwu respectively), President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, NFF Basic Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, NFF Board Members Rt. Hon. Nse Essien and Sunday Dele-Ajayi, amongst others, Weah couldn’t cease singing Osimhen’s praises.
The Napoli ahead didn’t disappoint, with an impressive efficiency, scoring within the 20th and 33rd minutes to steer Nigeria right into a 2-0 lead.
“That’s what I name a striker. Good positioning at all times. Very athletic and is aware of the place to be every time the ball is coming. He’s so sturdy and a fighter par excellence.”
The Nigeria ahead is now the main scorer within the qualifying collection with seven objectives, and has now racked up a formidable tally of 17 objectives in 25 matches for Nigeria at senior degree.
Osimhen’s seven objectives on this qualifying marketing campaign embrace the one aim he scored towards Sierra Leone in Abuja in June 2022 to finally give Nigeria a 2-1 win and three factors on the primary day of the collection, and 4 of the ten objectives towards Sao Tome and Principe in Agadir, Morocco few days later, on a day Nigeria set a brand new worldwide win-record.
Other than President Weah, members of the Nigerian group in Liberia in addition to different ecstatic followers of Osimhen from Liberia and Sierra Leone trooped to the window space of the Tremendous Eagles’ dressing room making an attempt to pressure it open whereas shouting: “We wish Victor!”
Osimhen’s two objectives took Nigeria in entrance earlier than Mustapha Bundu and Augustus Kargbo drew degree, however in added interval, Kelechi Iheanacho made good from a dashing run by Zaidu Sanusi that surprised the Liberian defence.
Victory took Nigeria to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals with 12 factors, with a match to spare, alongside second-placed Guinea Bissau, on 10. The Leone Stars crashed out with solely 5 factors.
Hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Egypt, Zambia, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Mali are the 14 international locations which have certified for Cote d’Ivoire 2023, with the remaining 10 to emerge in September.
Nigeria will host group whipping boys, Sao Tome and Principe in a purely tutorial train in September.
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