Victor Osimhen
29 Dec
The excitement that greeted the awards of best African footballers to Nigeria on four fronts was appropriately directed. For one reason, it has been 24 years since Kanu Nwankwo got the best footballer award, despite an impressive array of Nigerian soccer...
28 Dec
Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri has said he has pardoned Victor Osimhen for receiving a red card against AS Roma. Osimhen was given his marching orders after collecting a second yellow card in Napoli’s 2-0 defeat at AS Roma. Napoli went into the game against Roma hoping to bounce back from the shock 4-0 loss…
24 Dec
African Footballer of the Year, Victor Osimhen, has signed a new deal to stay at Napoli until 2026. The new deal is worth N9.9 billion (10m euros) yearly, which means the U-17 World Cup winner will earn N830.5 million monthly and N206.6 million every week.
23 Dec
Victor Osimhen has signed a contract extension with Napoli until 2026, the Serie A champions announced on Saturday. "Victor and Napoli together until 2026," said Napoli on social media, alongside a picture of the Nigerian international striker signing the new deal alongside club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis. Napoli have not revealed any details of the…
20 Dec
Legendary Italy and Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini has offered advice to defenders on the best way to stop Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen from scoring. Chiellini made this known while reacting to Napoli’s 2-1 win against Cagliari at the weekend. Osimhen scored and provided a world-class assist in the win against Cagliari. The Super…
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…
17 Dec
Nigeria has been gripped by a euphoria by the success of its footballers at last week’s African Footballer of the Year Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. At the Awards gala held on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were named Africa’s Footballers of the Year (men and women respectively)
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.
14 Dec
On December 11, the award ceremony for the best football players in Africa was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. The reliable bookmaker 1xBet talks about participants recognized for outstanding achievements this year. Player of the Year The individual Player ofthe Year awards for men's and women's football went to Nigeria. Victor Osimhen won the title with…
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