“He wants to win everything,” Eric Chelle extols Victor Osimhen

The Nigeria coach, Eric Chelle, praised the impeccable mentality of his forward Victor Osimhen, the first to arrive at training and promoted to vice-captain of the Super Eagles.

The Super Eagles coach, Éric Chelle, did not stint in praise for Victor Osimhen, hailing the exemplary attitude of the Nigerian forward at training. Asked about the attitude of the Galatasaray player, who has shone this season both in club and in the national team, the Malian coach highlighted an irreproachable mentality and a constant thirst for victory. At 27, Osimhen embodies, in his view, the model of a leader through hard work.

« Victor is always the first to arrive on the field and the last to leave it once the session ends, » Chelle said on RMC Sport. « This guy wants to win everything, » he added, summarizing in a few words the mindset of his centre-forward. A daily involvement that has not gone unnoticed within the Nigerian staff. In reward for his commitment and his growing influence in the dressing room, Éric Chelle decided to entrust Osimhen with the armband as vice-captain of the Super Eagles. A strong symbol for a player who has become, over the months, one of the pillars of the Nigerian sporting project.