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Osimhen to Return from Injury in Two Weeks

25Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Sports

Osimhen to Return from Injury in Two Weeks

Nigeria International, Victor Osimhen is expected to be fit and ready for action in two weeks according to Napoli doctor, Raffaele Canonico. See Also: Umar Sadiq to Miss The Rest of Laliga Campaign as He Suffers Injury Blow Osimhen sustained a muscle injury during a UEFA Champions League home game against Liverpool on matchday one of the competition. Raffaele said Osimhen would not be able to play in the game against Torino on October 1 and the Champions League fixture against Ajax, three days after. “Pace is one of his peculiar characteristics. We are talking of an athlete whose top speed sprint is 34/35 km/h. To reach that and to achieve specific standards he must be well trained." “In general, the recovery time for these sorts of injuries is five weeks, so the week o...

Victor Osimhen Scores for Napoli in Season Opener

16Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Sports

Victor Osimhen Scores for Napoli in Season Opener

Nigerian Forward, Victor Osimhen scored in his first match of the new Serie A season as Napoli defeated Hellas Verona 5-2 on Monday night at the Stadio Marc’ Antonio Bentegodi stadium. Osimhen scored the second goal for the away team at extra-time of the first half after he headed in Giovammi van Lorenzo’s corner-kick. See Also: Ademola Lookman Scores on His Atalanta Debut The Napoli striker also set up Matteo Politano for the fifth goal of the match before he was substituted for Algeria's international, Adam Ounas, in the final stages of the game. Victor Osimhen bagged 14 goals in 27 league appearances for the Serie A side last season. Source: Daily Post

Ademola Lookman Scores on His Atalanta Debut

14Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Sports

Ademola Lookman Scores on His Atalanta Debut

Nigerian Forward, Ademola Lookman scored on his debut as an Atalanta Player to give his team a 2-0 win over Serie A side, Sampdoria. Rafael Toloi’s first goal opened the score sheet for Atalanta in the 26th minute after he received a sublime pass from Mario Pasalic. See Also: Nigerian Winger, Moses Simon Set to Join EPL Club Although the Nigerian started the game on the bench, he scored in the 96th minute of extra time after he was substituted in the 63rd minute replacing Luis Muriel. Lookman just recently joined the Serie A club after a move away from German Club, RB Leipzig. Atlanta will host Serie A defending champions AC Milan in their next league match. Source: Daily Post

Victor Osimhen Scores As Napoli Defeat Udinese 4 – 0

21Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Victor Osimhen Scores As Napoli Defeat Udinese 4 – 0

The in-form Nigeria striker scored his first league goal of the season as the Blues overpowered Luca Gotti's White and Blacks Victor Osimhen scored his first Serie A goal of the 2021-22 campaign as Napoli silenced Udinese 4-0 on Monday night. Still fresh from his splendid performance in Thursday’s Europa League performance against Leicester City, where he scored a brace at the King Power Stadium, the Nigeria international was named in the Parthenopeans’ starting XI. In a 4-3-3 formation adopted by manager Luciano Spalletti, Osimhen led the charge for goals alongside Lorenzo Insigne and Matteo Politano. Udinese - who are unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions – began the fixture on a bright note, but they leaked the first goal in the 24th minute. Insigne latch...

Osimhen Loses Coach As Napoli Sack Gattuso

24May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Sports, Youths

Osimhen Loses Coach As Napoli Sack Gattuso

Victor Osimhen will work under a new coach come next season following the sacking of Gennaro Gattuso by Napoli. Gattuso’s sack was announced by Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis after they failed to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League. Needing a win against Hellas Verona on the final day of the season, to pick one of the four Champions League slots, Napoli could only draw 1-1. Napoli took the lead in the 61st minute through Amir Rrahmani who was set up by Osimhen. But Hellas Verona equalised in the 69th minute and held on to quash the hopes of Napoli qualifying for Europe’s premier club competition. The result means Napoli were leapfrogged by Juventus into the top four as the former Serie A champions thrashed Bologna 4-0. They ended the season...

Osimhen scores two as Napoli beat Spezia to boost CL hopes

9May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Osimhen scores two as Napoli beat Spezia to boost CL hopes

Victor Osimhen’s latest impressive display saw him score two and set up another to help Napoli crush relegation-threatened Spezia 4-1 in Serie A and boost its Champions League hopes on Saturday. Both of Osimhen’s goals came in the first half after Piotr Zielinski’s opener. Roberto Piccoli pulled one back for Spezia but Hirving Lozano restored Napoli’s three-goal advantage. Napoli moved into second, a point above Atalanta, Juventus and AC Milan. Another rival for a top four finish and a Champions League place, Lazio, visited Fiorentina later. Newly crowned Serie A champion Inter also played later, at home to Sampdoria. Spezia also desperately needed the win as it was only three points above the relegation zone, but Napoli look the lead in the 15th minute when Zielinski was left ...

Osihmen scores against Cagliari to Increase Goal Tally

3May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Osihmen scores against Cagliari to Increase Goal Tally

Victor Osimhen was yet again on target after he opened the scoring for Napoli in their Serie A clash against Cagliari at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. The Nigerian put Gli Azzuri ahead in the 13th minute after he was played through by Lorenzo Insigne. Osimhen got on the end of a pass from Insigne before beating Diego Godin with his strength and slotting past Alessio Cragno in Cagliari’s goal. The Champions League and relegation battles crossed paths, as Napoli needed a win to retain third place and maybe even go second, while the Sardinians were in the drop zone along with Benevento and Torino. David Ospina and Faouzi Ghoulam were still out of action, while Cagliari had Razvan Marin suspended, but Radja Nainggolan returned from his ban and Alessio Cragno crucially had recov...

Simy Nwankwo Must Leave Crotone To Get Super Eagles Chance Again – Rohr

30Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

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Simy Nwankwo Must Leave Crotone To Get Super Eagles Chance Again – Rohr

Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr insists in-form forward Simy Nwankwo must leave modest Serie A side Crotone to boost his chances of playing for the country again. Nwankwo has earned rave reviews due to his superb displays for relegation bound Crotone this season. The 28-year-old has scored 19 league goals for Serse Cosmi’s side this season. Only Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo have registered more goals than him in the Italian top flight this term. The forward has been overlooked by Rohr since the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia where he was named in the squad on the back of his impressive showing for Crotone. “I know Simy very well, it was me who called him for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He performed well at that competitio...

Osimhen Scores against Bologna to mark Napoli Return

8Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Osimhen Scores against Bologna to mark Napoli Return

Victor Osimhen scored on his return from injury to help Napoli secure a 3-1 victory over Bologna in Sunday’s Serie A match. The 22-year-old has been out of action since February 21 when he suffered a head trauma against Atalanta in a league game. The Nigeria international landed awkwardly and hit his head on the turf following a collision with Cristian Romero in the encounter. The forward was subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he spent the night, but after undergoing several tests, he was cleared of any serious injury but advised to rest before playing again. Subsequently, Osimhen missed the Parthenopeans’ last seven games, including last Wednesday’s draw against Sassuolo. On Sunday, the Super Eagles forward made his much-awaited return in style at Diego Armando Mara...

Osihmen Returns, Features in Napoli’s Away Loss

25Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Sports, Youths

Osihmen Returns, Features in Napoli’s Away Loss

Some 77 days after playing his last game in the Italian Serie A, Victor Osimhen played for 25minutes yesterday in Napoli’s 2-1 away loss to Verona. Osimhen was last in action for Napoli on November 8 in their 1-0 away win over Bologna before he joined with Nigeria for the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers against Sierra Leone where he sustained a shoulder injury on November 13 in Super Eagles 4-4 draw at home against the Leone Star of Sierra Leone in Benin City. While still recuperating from the injury, Osimhen was tested positive to COVID-19 on January 1 while he was cleared of the virus on Friday January 22. Yesterday, he came on in the 65th minute to replace Andrea Petagna but he could not save his team from going down to Verona in the tie. Osimhen reportedly has a very light bra...