Izuchukwu Okosi
By Izuchukwu Okosi
Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has assured Napoli striker Victor Osimhen that he remains his number one choice striker despite the possible return to the national team fold by Odion Ighalo.
Rohr is spoilt for choice in the Super Eagles attack with Kelechi Iheanacho, Paul Onuachu, Taiwo Awoniyi, Terem Moffi and Cyriel Dessers all competing for one or two roster spots but has vehemently stated that the ‘experience’ of Ighalo who called time on his international football is still relevant in the team.
”We have so many good strikers. We invited the last time, Awoniyi, we had Moffi, we had the other one Onuachu, like you know Osimhen of course is actually number one but we don’t have anyone like Ighalo,” Rohr told Elegbete TV.
”Ighalo is different, he’s a special player, he sees everything, he smells the football so I think our team love his maturity with his experience. He could help us much more”.
Osimhen has scored eight goals while providing six assists since Ighalo’s retirement from international football.
Meanwhile Osimhen was not on the scoresheet but won two penalties Thursday night as SS Napoli defeated Bologna 3-0 to return to the summit of the Serie A table.
The Nigeria international was fouled for the second and third goals both scored by captain Lorenzo Insigne. Fabian Luiz had grabbed the opener with seven minutes played.
Napoli lost their 100% record last weekend with a 0-0 draw at Roma after eight successive wins but Luciano Spalletti’s side were back to their best against Bologna.
Osimhen has scored 10 League games and still counting.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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