- Italian football maestro, Antonio Cassano has complimented Victor Osimhen
- Says the striker reminds him of Drogba
Ekohotblog reports that Italian football great, Antonio Cassano has joined the long list of football icons who have sang the praises of Nigeria’s football prodigy, Victor Osimhen this season.
Osimhen who had a sloppy debut season and an unimpressive start to this campaign turned his performance around by going on a goalscoring streak for club and country.
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The former Lille lad has scored twice in his last three World Cup qualifying games for the Super Eagles and hit the target eight times in nine Europa League and Serie A matches for Napoli.
The 22-year-old’s latest strike has a semblance to Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal against Sampdoria during his spell at Juventus.
Osimhen’s leapt 2.52m to nod an 81st-minute winner for Napoli against Torino during their league match in the weekend.
Former Real Madrid striker Cassano has compared Osimhen’s strike with Ronaldo’s while stressing that the Nigerian star reminded him of two-time African footballer of the Year, Didier Drogba.
“The goal he scored against Torino was incredible,” Cassano told BoboTv as per TuttoNapoli.
“When Cristiano Ronaldo did it, everyone praised him and put in how many meters and centimetres he jumped.”
“On Sunday, Osimhen scored a header that reminded me of Drogba. He scored a sensational goal, jumped over the crossbar and scored a crazy goal.”
Osimhen would be pleased to be compared with the Ivorian legend the youngster holds as one of his role models while growing up.
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