28.12.2025 18:30
In the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria secured the top spot in their group by defeating Tunisia 3-2. Victor Osimhen, wearing the Nigerian jersey, once again made headlines with his impressive performance.
In the second week match of Group C in the Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria defeated Tunisia 3-2. Galatasaray player Victor Osimhen played a significant role in Nigeria's victory. Contributing with 1 goal and 1 assist in the tough match, Osimhen made headlines worldwide.
Here are the comments made about Osimhen:
ESPN: "OSIMHEN FINALLY SCORED" ESPN: "Nigeria showed exactly what it can do under the right conditions, dominating Tunisia for most of the match and resulting in a 3-2 victory for the Super Eagles. Victor Osimhen, Wilfred Ndidi, and Ademola Lookman scored to put Nigeria in a comfortable position, but Tunisia scored two goals to make the match tense in the last quarter hour. The long-awaited goal finally came, as Victor Osimhen scored the goal that Nigerian fans had been waiting for. Just before halftime, he rose beautifully to Ademola Lookman's cross and sent the ball into the net near the post, giving the Super Eagles the deserved lead in the first half. This was only his second goal in the Africa Cup of Nations and came in his 10th match of the tournament. Frankly, he deserved more that night. Despite the close marking from Montassar Talbi and his teammates, Osimhen had several great opportunities to end his goal drought in AFCON before his first goal, but he sent two headers over the bar and missed a goal opportunity that was ruled offside due to mistiming his run. Surprisingly, this goal was the fifth disallowed goal for the Nigerian forward in the Africa Cup of Nations. But it doesn't matter; he finally scored, and that's what counts; this proves that it is almost impossible to keep a forward of his quality from scoring for long. However, beyond the goal, Osimhen's overall play was nearly flawless, and he showed a slight change in body language. He set up Lookman for two chances, even passing backward when the Atalanta player was in a good position to shoot. Lookman's goal also came from the second of those passes."
NY TIMES: "HE MADE TUNISIA PAY" NY TIMES: "Nigeria secured its leadership in Group C with a 3-2 victory thanks to goals from Osimhen, Ndidi, and Lookman. You can't give Osimhen that many chances in a match. He will eventually punish you, and he did just that with a magnificent header to the back post from Lookman's cross. This was Osimhen's fifth shot in the match; he had missed the target with his previous four attempts."
SPORT STAR: "OSIMHEN AND LOOKMAN SHINED" SPORT STAR: "Osimhen missed two good header opportunities in the early minutes of the match, which Nigeria started well, but he finally scored with a header from Ademola Lookman's cross just before halftime. This was Osimhen's second goal in the Africa Cup of Nations in his career."
RHTK: "OSIMHEN TOOK THEM TO THE LAST 16" RHTK: "Victor Osimhen scored a rare goal in the Africa Cup of Nations, and Nigeria advanced to the knockout stage with a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Tunisia on Saturday. Osimhen missed two header opportunities in the early minutes of the match, which Nigeria started well, but he sent the ball into the net with a header from Ademola Lookman's cross just before halftime. This was Osimhen's second Africa Cup of Nations goal in his career."