Tremendous Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has overtaken Nigerian soccer legend Segun Odegbami to grow to be the nation’s second-highest objective scorer of all time.
This follows his brace in Nigeria’s 2-0 victory over Rwanda within the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Kigali on Friday.
The 26-year-old ahead, who had beforehand equaled Odegbami’s file of 23 targets in November 2024 throughout Nigeria’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Benin Republic, moved forward of the previous Inexperienced Eagles star along with his twenty fourth and twenty fifth worldwide targets.
Osimhen now sits simply behind the late Rashidi Yekini, who holds Nigeria’s all-time scoring file with 37 targets.
Reacting to Osimhen surpassing his file, Odegbami expressed his happiness and praised the Napoli striker’s achievement.
“Osimhen has lastly overtaken me, and I believe that’s good as a result of the file has been hanging on for a really very long time.”
“I’m very pleased for him, and I wish to say good luck to him,” Odegbami stated in a current interview.
“He’s nonetheless younger, and he has a protracted strategy to go.”
Odegbami, who performed for Nigeria between 1976 and 1981, scored 23 targets in 47 appearances and was a key determine within the Tremendous Eagles’ 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad.
Osimhen, presently in prime kind for Galatasaray, the place he has netted 20 targets and supplied 4 assists in 20 Tremendous Lig video games this season, opened the scoring in opposition to Rwanda by volleying in an Ademola Lookman free kick.
He later doubled Nigeria’s lead simply earlier than halftime with a medical end, sealing the staff’s first win of the World Cup qualifying marketing campaign.
Following the match, Osimhen was exited about breaking the file and remained targeted on the staff’s aims.
“I’m very pleased for the targets. Now the main focus is on Zimbabwe so we preserve going,” he stated.
With 12 targets now separating him from Yekini’s long-standing file, Victor Osimhen is on target to cement his place as Nigeria’s best objective scorer.
In the meantime, his efficiency in opposition to Rwanda has reignited Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after a troublesome begin to their marketing campaign.
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