Osimhen scored a hat-trick, keeping Nigeria's World Cup hopes alive.

Osimhen scored a hat-trick, keeping Nigeria's World Cup hopes alive.

14.10.2025 22:33

In the 2026 World Cup Africa Qualifiers Group C, Nigeria faced Benin. In a match where Galatasaray's star player Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick within 51 minutes, Nigeria defeated their opponent 4-0. With this victory, Nigeria rose to 17 points and qualified for the playoffs for the 2026 World Cup.

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In the 10th week match of Group C of the 2026 World Cup African Qualifiers, Nigeria faced Benin. The match, played at Godswill Akpabio Stadium, ended with Nigeria winning 4-0.

OSIMHEN SCORED A HAT-TRICK

The match was dominated by Galatasaray player Victor Osimhen. The star player scored 3 goals for his team against Benin. In the 3rd minute of the match, Osimhen met the ball from a pass by Chukwueze behind the defense and sent it into the net in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. This time, in the 38th minute of the match, Osimhen rose well to meet the ball at the back post from a cross by Chukwueze, doubling the lead. Nigeria, who started the second half with pressure, saw Osimhen once again on stage in the 51st minute, completing his hat-trick and bringing the score to 3-0.

7 GOALS CONTRIBUTION IN 5 MATCHES

Victor Osimhen scored 6 goals and provided an assist for 1 goal in the 5 matches he played with his team in the World Cup Qualifiers.

STARS OF THE SUPER LEAGUE IN THE STARTING 11

In Nigeria, Galatasaray player Victor Osimhen and Beşiktaş player Wilfred Ndidi started the match in the starting 11.

THEY QUALIFIED FOR THE PLAY-OFF

With this result, Nigeria increased its points to 17 and earned the right to play in the play-off for the 2026 World Cup.



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