Former Chelsea Star Makes Urgent Statement About Osimhen After Meeting in Tough European League Battle

• Nigerian defender Fikayo Tomori has hailed Victor Osimhen after they both met in a tough Serie A encounter
• Fikayo Tomori explained that it was difficult for him despite marking Victor Osimhen out of the game on Sunday, 6 March
• Victor Osimhen is expected to be in action for the Super Eagles in their World Cup playoffs against Ghana

Victor Osimhen has been hailed by AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori who described the Super Eagles strongman as one of the top strikers in the Serie A.

The former Lille striker on Sunday, 6 March, played for Napoli against Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan as Victor Osimhen and his teammates lost the encounter 1-0 at home.

Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud scored the winner for AC Milan in the 49th minute as the Rossoneri moved to the top of the Serie A table.

According to the reports on Complete Sports and GOAL, Fikayo Tomori who marked Victor Osimhen out in the game explained that it was tough for him to stop the Nigerian striker.

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Fikayo Tomori's reaction about Victor Osimhen

“There are many strong forwards in Serie A, obviously Victor Osimhen is very strong, fast and difficult to mark.

“But there are also Beto, Lautaro, Dzeko, and many other strikers in this league. All very strong. But both when I play with Pierre and Alessio we play our game to avoid threats.”

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Victor Osimhen and his teammates at Napoli are still occupying third position on the Serie A table despite losing against AC Milan.

Super Eagles star admits World Cup qualifier against Ghana will be tough

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi believes the FIFA World Cup final eliminator with Ghana will be a difficult tie.

Nigeria will play as guests to their sworn rivals at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on March 25 before hosting the Black Stars at the Abiola Stadium in Abuja four days later.

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The three-time African champions will be seeking a fourth successive appearance at the global showpiece, while Ghana will be yearning to return to the Mundial for the first time since 2014.

Ghana exited the recently held Africa Cup of Nations at the group stages, failing to win a game at the biennial tournament while Nigeria reached the round-of-16, but considering the storied history between the two nations, the two-legged tie is bound to be epic.