Osimhen scores 100 career goals as Napoli’s manager welcomes his observations

Aug 28, 2023 - 05:59

Osimhen scores 100 career goals as Napoli’s manager welcomes his observations

Napoli superstar Victor Osimhen converted a penalty on Sunday to continue his impressive start to the season as he also reached a new milestone, joining the exclusive club of Nigeria strikers with a hundred goals.

Osimhen has now scored 62 goals in 103 matches for Napoli.

The Super Eagles lead striker scored 18 goals in 38 Ligue 1 games for Lille, and 20 goals in 36 games for RSC Charleroi of Belgium.

Osimhen is the 13th Nigerian to score 100 club goals following the footsteps of the likes of Rashidi Yekini, Obafemi Martins, Nwankwo, and others. ( See list below) Meanwhile, Napoli manager Rudi Garcia has agreed with Osimhen that Napoli should always focus on what they can improve, revealing how Giacomo Raspadori and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia can be ‘tactically unpredictable.’

At the final whistle Osimhen was furious with himself and his teammates for a move that broke down, a sign of how much he always wants to do better.

“He is absolutely right!” Garcia told DAZN.

“We won and picked up six points, we practically didn’t run any risks, that is all positive, but we could also have improved in attack. I

think not even 20 percent of our shots were on target today, so there’s no miracle cure here, if you don’t get it on target, you don’t score goals.”

Osimhen had converted the first penalty and should’ve taken the second, but the Nigerian himself decided to hand it over to teammate Raspadori.

“That is a great sign because it means he is thinking about the team and not just about himself. I loved that. Raspadori is an attacking player who can feature in any of the forward roles, he will score goals and get assists.”

Nigerians in the 100 goals club