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Ademola Lookman has hailed Victor Osimhen as a top striker, after the Galatasaray star opened his AFCON 2025 goal account in Nigeria’s 3-2 victory against Tunisia in the second Group C game in Fez.
Lookman delivered a standout performance with two assists and a goal, as Eric Chelle’s side cruised to a commanding lead.
A pinpoint delivery from the left by the Atalanta of Italy forward picked out Victor Osimhen, who rose powerfully to head home the opener a minute to halftime.
The striker’s threat from aerial balls had earlier posed a threat to Tunisia, seeing two of his headers fly inches over.
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Carrying their momentum into the second half, Nigeria needed only four minutes after the restart to double their advantage. Captain Wilfred Ndidi towered above the defense to nod in a Lookman corner.
The 2024 CAF African Player of the Year then capped a superb individual display in the 66th minute, rifling a left-footed strike into the net from inside the box after a clever cut-back by Osimhen.
The TotalEnergies Man of the Match said picking his award: “We are pleased with the performance today – three points on board, that is most important. We take the positives and carry on. Victor is a good striker and we have a good relationship and make the most of that. Anywhere l can help the team l do. I now play closer to goal, which gives me more chance to hurt the opponent and l am happy with that.”
