By Monsurah Olatunji
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has acknowledged that the remaining matches of the season will be challenging as his team faces strong competition from Fenerbahce, managed by Jose Mourinho.
The Yellow and Red Lions secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Alanyaspor at the GAIN Park Stadium on Sunday, with Osimhen scoring the winning goal.
This victory put Okan Buruk’s side seven points clear of their Istanbul rivals, Fenerbahce, who have a game in hand.
Osimhen, who has been in exceptional form this season, has registered 23 goals and five assists in 29 appearances, including 17 league goals.
Reflecting on the match, he admitted that the first half was below their usual standard but praised his team’s strong second-half performance.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate the team and thank our fans,” Osimhen said on the club’s official website.
“ I think we would not have had the energy to get these three points without them.
“We were not very good in the first half, but we were able to improve ourselves in the second half.
“We knew that every match until the end of the season would be very difficult and that it would be the final. We will try to maintain our momentum.”
With the title race heating up, Osimhen’s leadership and goal-scoring form will be pivotal as Galatasaray aims to secure the league title.
Samuel Ahmadu is a distinguished multimedia journalist and women's football expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. He began his career at Goal.com in February 2014, where he served as an African women's football correspondent for nearly eight years. During his tenure at Goal.com, Samuel covered major events such as three Women's Africa Cup of Nations (2016, 2018, 2022) and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada plus 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His work at Goal.com earned him widespread acclaim, particularly for his in-depth profiles of African football stars, notably Asisat Oshoala, whose rise he documented from her early years to her breakthrough at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in 2014. Prior to his role at Goal.com, Samuel freelanced for various print and broadcast media outlets in Nigeria, including Graphics Newspaper, Radio Nigeria, Grace FM, and Savid Newspaper. His extensive experience and expertise led to his appointment to the Nigeria Football Federation's Standing Committee on Women's Football Development from 2016 to 2018. Since February 2018, Samuel has been the Social Media Manager for Nigeria's women's national teams.In 2019, Samuel joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a women's football content contributor and was promoted to Women's Football Editor in 2021. His contributions to women's football continued as he worked as a Media Consultant for Content Creation and Editorials at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Currently, Samuel also serves as the spokesman for the Nigeria Women Football League, further solidifying his influence and dedication to the growth of women's football in Africa.
