Victor Osimhen Given Hero’s Welcoming at Super Eagles Camp After Joining Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen Given Hero’s Welcoming at Super Eagles Camp After Joining Galatasaray

  • Striker Victor Osimhen completed a season-long loan move to Galatasaray from Napoli
  • The Nigerian forward missed out on moves to Chelsea and Al-Ahli on summer deadline day
  • Osimhen jetted out to Uyo, Nigeria, for international duty after completing his transfer

Victor Osimhen has arrived at the Super Eagles camp in Uyo for the September international break hours after he was unveiled as a new Galatasaray player.

Osimhen took advantage of the extended transfer window in Turkey to secure a move away from Napoli after he was left out of the club's Serie A squad for the season.

Victor Osimhen playing for Nigeria after AFCON 2023.
Victor Osimhen representing Nigeria at AFCON 2023. Photo by Visionhaus.
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He was officially unveiled by the Turkish champions yesterday and was handed the number 45 jersey, which reports claimed he specially requested during negotiations.

Osimhen welcomed at Super Eagles’ camp

As seen in a video shared on Super Eagles' official X account, he arrived at the national team’s camp to join his teammates ahead of the September international break.

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Staff and teammates gave him a rousing welcome, including best buddies Taiwo Awoniyi and Samuel Chukwueze, who congratulated him on his move.

The former Lille star has not played for the country since losing the AFCON 2023 final to Ivory Coast. He missed the previous breaks due to injury.

The three-time African champions will face Benin Republic in Uyo before flying to Rwanda for the second group game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Gundogan reacts to Osimhen's move

Legit.ng reported that Ilkay Gundogan reacted to Osimhen's move after it became official that the former Lille striker had joined Turkish giants Galatasaray on loan.

Osimhen’s future was the most talked about transfer this summer, and it caught the attention of the Manchester City midfielder, who is of Turkish descent.

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Rohr points at Super Eagles’ problem

Legit.ng also reported that Rohr highlighted Super Eagles’ problem after guiding Benin Republic to a 2-1 win over Nigeria at the World Cup qualifier match.

The Franco-German manager claimed the team is struggling due to the new players who are yet to settle into the team, so they are still playing with the players he had.

Source: Legit.ng

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Elijah Odetokun (Sports Editor) Elijah Odetokun is a Nigerian sports editor at Legit NG. He has four years of working experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria (August 2020 - September 2020), OmaSports (December 2020 - June 2021), El Futbolero (July 2021; September 2021- November 2021), and Sports Brief (November 2022 - July 2024). He is a press conference and interview specialist and has attended trainings held by Reuters, AIPS, and FIJ. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture (2021) from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Reach me via elijah.odetokun@sportsbrief.com