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19 Dec
World Cup winner and former France international, Laurent Blanc, believes Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen belongs to the category of elite superstars. Osimhen returned to scoring form for Napoli as he netted in back-to-back games for the Serie A champions. The CAF Player of the Year scored one of Napoli’s goals in the 2-0…
18 Dec
Victor Osimhen and his Napoli teammates have a tough Champions League round of 16 draw as they will take on Barcelona. The draw for the round of 16 took place on Monday, 18 December 2023. Barcelona have had the upper hand against Napoli having never lost to the reigning Serie A champions. In the six…
15 Dec
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has agreed a new three-year deal with Napoli, which will see the African Footballer of the Year earning N8.7 billion (€10 million) yearly.
14 Dec
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is set to extend his contract at Serie A champions Napoli by a further one year as his current deal will expire in June 2025. According to Sky Sports Italia, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis met on Wednesday afternoon with Osimhen’s agent, Roberto Calenda, to talk about the renewal until 2026,…
14 Dec
Barely 24 hours after being named African Footballer of the Year in a ceremony held in Morocco, Victor Osimhen returned to Europe to guide Napoli to the Champions League knockout stages.
12 Dec
Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen said that he was not treated badly by Napoli. Osimhen was the subject of ridicule a few months ago after being mocked on two occasions by Napoli's admin on TikTok. The club's admin on TikTok released two controversial videos with one mocking the Super Eagles striker following his penalty miss against…
5 Dec
Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has officially been crowned Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) Footballer of the Year. The award was presented to Osimhen at a ceremony on Monday, 4 December 2023. Osimhen now joins the likes of Rafael Leao, Gianluigi Buffon, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrea Prilo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as recipients of the award.…
30 Nov
Despite playing a key role in Napoli winning their first Serie A title in 33 years, it seems more and more likely that the Italian giants will have to cash in on their Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen in the January transfer window. Although Osimhen has enjoyed a good start to the new season, with six…
29 Nov
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, who made his return to action last weekend after a lengthy injury layoff, will lead the Italian champions’ attack, today, against a depleted Real Madrid in a game that could define the winner of Group C.
14 Nov
Retired Nigerian international, John Obi Mikel, has expressed readiness to broker the deal that will see compatriot, Victor Osimhen leave Napoli for Chelsea. Mikel said this on Monday after having an interview with Osimhen on the Obi One Podcast where he and Chris McHardy partner to have candid conversations with football’s biggest names. “Next season,…
14 Nov
Victor Osimhen has said he does not have a favourite Premier League team, however, he has Chelsea and Manchester United jerseys. Chelsea and Manchester United were reported to be among the clubs linked with a move for Osimhen in the summer. Osimhen played a key role, scoring 26 goals to emerge top scorer as Napoli…
1 Nov
Napoli celebrated Victor Osimhen’s eight place finish at the Ballon d’Or on Monday, which made him their player to make the top 10 of the rankings, reports football-italia.net.

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