Victor Osimhen says lifting the Cup of Nations with Nigeria will be the height of his achievement in football.
Osimhen won the Serie A title with Napoli last season and ended 2023 by being named African footballer of the year
“I have done that with Napoli, I have made history, but no matter what I do, no matter how many goals I have scored, to be able to win the AFCON, I would go a long way in my life but probably when I do that I am done,” he admitted,’’ the 25-year-old told AFP in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
“I am really looking forward to winning something with the Super Eagles.”
“I have aimed high all my life, while growing up, and this pressure comes naturally. I am the kind of person who doesn’t fold under pressure,” he said.
“As the pressure comes I take it into my head to try to give my best and do well for myself.
“So far so good, I have been doing well for my club and country, which I feel is the most important thing,” he said.
“To win the African player of the year is just the dream of every young African player. For me to have won it shows the kind of things I have put in, the hard work, the sweat, the tears.
“For me it is really a dream come true,” he added, appearing relaxed having just finished another interview with Togo’s 2008 African footballer of the year, Emmanuel Adebayor.