Victor Osimhen: Faouzi Ghoulam Praises Nigerian Striker

Victor Osimhen: Faouzi Ghoulam Praises Nigerian Striker

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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  • Former Algeria international Faouzi Ghoulam has saluted Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen for his game this season
  • Ghoulam who played for Napoli fro 2014-2022 explained that the Nigerian star is a modern day striker
  • Osimhen has been firing in all cylinders this term for Napoli and the Nigerian has scored 19 league goals so far

Former Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam has expressed happiness over the current form of Nigerian strongman Victor Osimhen tagging the Super Eagles star as a modern striker.

Osimhen has for the past days been making headlines for good reasons due to his impressive performances for Napoli in all competitions.

The Nigerian striker has registered 19 goals this term and he is being monitored by many clubs in Europe most especially in the Premier League.

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Victor Osimhen: Faouzi Ghoulam praises Nigerian striker. Photo by Ivan Romano
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According to the report on Punch, Ghoulam explained that he is happy that injury has not been able to disturb Osimhen's games this term for Napoli.

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Statement made by Ghoulam

“The only thing is that he always had bad injuries and last year (Dres) Mertens had to play in his place without having done any preparation due to shoulder surgery. We were a bit unlucky in this, however, Osimhen is a modern striker.
“He attacks depth very well, has a strong header, holds the ball well. He lacks a bit of coolness, he’s still a bit too instinctive.”

Victor Osimhen provides assist

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen on Saturday, 11 March, provided an assist for Napoli in their 2-0 win over Atalanta in what was a challenging Serie A battle which the hosts won.

Going into the encounter, Osimhen was tipped by many Nigerian fans for him to net against Ademola Lookman and his teammates, but he was unable to find the back of the net.

Napoli started the game impressively like lions since they were playing infront of their supporters and they knew that a win would do them lots of good in their ambition to win the league title.

However, the visitors were also determined to get a good result against Napoli and the first half ended with no goal scored by the two sides.

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