Relief in Super Eagles Camp As Victor Osimhen Finally Arrives for World Cup Playoffs
- Victor Osimhen finally arrived at the Super Eagles camp on Tuesday afternoon after a long wait for his presence
- His delayed arrival has sent panic across Nigeria as the Super Eagles prepare for the crucial match against Gabon
- The striker played for Galatasaray on Sunday evening and immediately rushed out of the Kocaeli Stadium
Victor Osimhen has finally arrived at the Super Eagles camp, and Nigerians are relieved after a long wait for their star striker to report for international duty.
Osimhen is pivotal to Nigeria’s chances of beating Gabon to progress to the next round of the play-off, and his delayed arrival caused panic in the country.
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As noted by CAF, he scored a hat-trick in the final group game against Benin to help Nigeria reach the play-off, and the fans have high expectations of him against Gabon.
Relief as Osimhen arrives in Super Eagles camp
Super Eagles’ official X account has confirmed that Victor Osimhen has arrived at the team's camp at the Rive Hotel in Rabat, Morocco, after a long wait.
The Galatasaray forward arrived in time to join his teammates for Tuesday’s training session as Eric Chelle intensifies preparations for the match.
Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, who recently returned to action after his two-month betting suspension, is the only player yet to report to camp.
The German-born goalkeeper has reportedly landed in Rabat from Italy, but is yet to officially check into the team's base at the Rive Hotel.
The news of Osimhen’s arrival delighted Nigerians, who described him as the player who can make things happen for the team on the pitch.
@tikianaly wrote:
“The big Eagle has finally landed, the attack is ready to attack.”
@@gameit616515 wrote.
“Biggest dun finally land. Nothing wey dem wan tell me, Osimhen use boat 😂”
@focuz_ybb wrote:
“Na now I dey hear wetin una dey talk, my GOAT don land🤝.”
@pelz_01 wrote:
“The game-winning man is in, we are set.”
NFF praises Osimhen ahead of playoff
The NFF dedicated a section of their match preview for the Gabon clash to praise Osimhen, who has been immense for the team since the U17 days.
The 2023 Africa Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen, who netted six goals in the qualifying series (all against three teams, viz Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Benin Republic), is likely to have Samuel Chukwueze and Ademola Lookman as partners from the off.
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The rampant Osimhen, with 29 goals in 44 matches for the Nigeria senior team, has netted 160 goals and 36 assists in 275 club career matches, and is presently one of the most feared forwards in world football.
Victor Osimhen spotted rushing to the airport
Legit.ng reported that Victor Osimhen was spotted rushing out of the Kocaeli Stadium after Galatasaray's first league loss of the season to Kocaelispor.
The Super Eagles forward told fans and journalists in the mixed zone that he was rushing to travel to the national team, but arrived nearly 48 hours later.
Source: Legit.ng
