Fans from Nigeria and other parts of the world have lauded Victor Oshimen after the Super Eagles striker, delivered the decisive blow that crowned his club as champions of Serie A on Thursday night.
Osimhen’s goal in their 1-1 draw against Udinese not only secured Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years, but it also set a new record for African players in the league.
The Nigerian striker’s tally of 46 goals in only his third season put him level with George Weah, the all-time African highest goalscorer in the league.
Users on Twitter reacted in the following ways:
Victor Osimhen; The Prince Of Naples🦁 pic.twitter.com/CUY2GjNYmj
— SMALLIE (@the_smallie) May 4, 2023
Victor Osimhen single-handedly winning the league for Napoli, while becoming the highest scoring African Player of all time in the history of Italian Serie A. 🇳🇬🐐
Proper baller 💪❤️ pic.twitter.com/NAmv7YSV6i
— valking ♔ (@_VALKlNG) May 4, 2023
Victor Osimhen winning the Serie A for Napoli is a bigger achievement than Haaland winning treble for Man City 😮💨
Only real football fans will agree, I arrest my case 🤝 pic.twitter.com/GvwuqqDFEo
— Nungua Burnaboy (@Views09) May 4, 2023
Victor Osimhen officially becomes the highest scoring African Player of all time in the history of Italian Serie A, idan ways🇳🇬🐐 pic.twitter.com/uSAf9u0hwy
— David of Fct🌝 (@Dhavidote) May 4, 2023