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Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen on Monday disclosed that he has watched the goal he scored against Benin Republic in Saturday’s qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) like ten (10) times.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Super Eagles on Saturday at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, beat the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0 in the qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON scheduled for Morocco.
Ademola Lookman put Nigeria ahead after going past four defenders before placing beyond the goalkeeper. Victor Osimhen who replaced Victor Boniface in the 72nd minute, scored the second goal for the Super Eagles in the 78th minute, slicing in a well-calculated pass from Wilfred Ndidi. Lookman went on to add the third goal in the match’s closing minutes to comfortably place the Super Eagles in their group ahead of their next match on Tuesday in Kigali.
Reacting to the goal he scored, Osimhen said: “I’ve watched that goal against Benin Republic close to like 10 times. First off, before the game, the last training before the game, me, Aina, Awoniyi and Wilfred were like doing this same practice before the game. We did it more than 10 times to be able to just do the cross inside the penalty box. For sure, we will be present there as strikers.
“When he did the cross, Semi was also going towards the ball. If he hits it, he can score or maybe the keeper will parry the ball. But, I saw I had a clear chance than him. So, I told him in Yoruba that “filẹ, filẹ”. Filẹ means like “leave it” in Yoruba.
“So, he understood what I meant and then left it. I was just focusing on the ball while I spoke to him. The moment he left the ball, and the ball was coming towards me, I just had to smash it. But, for sure, the moment I put it on the floor, bounced on the ground, the goalkeeper had no chance”.
TNG reports the Super Eagles had lost 1-2 to Benin Republic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire in June. With the victory, the Super Eagles put a stop to their three-match winless run at home after whitewashing Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in September 2023. They will take on hosts Rwanda in their next group game in Kigali on Tuesday.
