LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The medical team of Italian Serie A champions Napoli has revealed that top striker Victor Osimhen played in the Africa Cup of Nations final game against Cote d’Ivoire with a stomach infection, which was largely why his participation in the semi final was in doubt, OwnGoalNigeria.comreports. Italian publication the Repubblica made the…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has picked Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen for a random drug test after his all action display for Nigeria in their 2-0 win over Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, OwmGoalNigeria.com reports. Osimhen was the driving force in the…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Confederation of African Football, CAF, has described Victor Osimhen as the Lion of Africa. The football body also used the popular ‘no gree for anybody’ slogan to describe how the 25-year-old made possible Nigeria’s first goal in their 2-0 win over Cameroon on Saturday night. DAILY POST reports that Nigeria defeated Cameroon…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Victor Osimhen will enjoy extra support from some Napoli fans who are in Cote d’Ivoire to give him maximum support at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on Saturday. Some fans of the Serie A champions have traced him to the Ivorian capital and were spotted at the Super…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The football great suggests he was quoted out of context in the video that has thrown social media into a frenzy . Former Barcelona winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, has cleared the air on his choice of Mohamed Salah over Victor Osimhen when African legends were asked about their pick for the 2023 African…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh off being named the CAF Player of the Year, Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen showed why he deserved the award by leading Napoli to a 2-0 win over Braga to secure advancement to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League. Osimhen was a constant threat to the Braga defense all night….
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala on their emergence as the 2023 African Players of the Year, in the men and women categories respectively. The former Anambra State Governor also celebrated Chiamaka Nnadozie who bagged the 2023 Confederation of African Football Women’s Goalkeeper, and…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, 11 December 2023. Osimhen, the Nigerian striker who made headlines in Italy and also for his contribution in the Super Eagles jersey, won the CAF African Player…