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Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen has been named Napoli’s first-choice penalty taker for the 2022/2023 football season.
This is following Osimhen’s penalty goal against Partenopei in a club’s friendly game on Sunday.
Reacting to his goal, Napoli wrote on their Twitter handle, “Osimhen!!! 1-0. But the most important thing: He’s gonna be our penalty kicker this season.”
Last season, it was Italy playmaker Lorenzo Insigne, who was in charge of the penalty role at the club. However, Insigne has left Napoli to sign for Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.
Osimhen, who joined Napoli from French Ligue 1 side Lille, has so far managed 62 appearances in total and scored 28 goals. Last season in Serie A, Osimhen managed 27 appearances overall and accumulated 1,992 minutes of playing time.
He was ranked joint eighth in the Serie A, scoring charts with a total of 14 goals and two assists.
Napoli finished third on the Serie A log last season and will be featured in next season’s UEFA Champions League.