Victor Osimhen: Climbing Nigeria’s Top Scorers

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen climbs to fourth place on Nigeria’s all-time top scorers’ list after a remarkable performance. Osimhen netted a spectacular hat-trick during the Super Eagles’ dominant 6-0 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. In just 27 matches, Osimhen has now accumulated an impressive 20 goals, securing his position behind Rashidi Yekini, Segun Odegbami, and Yakubu Aiyegbeni in the ranks of Nigeria’s greatest goal scorers.

Here’s the updated list of Nigeria’s top ten all-time goal scorers:

1. Rashidi Yekini – 37 Goals/58 Caps
2. Segun Odegbami – 23 Goals/ 46 Caps
3. Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 21 Goals/57 Caps
4. Victor Osimhen – 20 Goals/27 Caps
5. Ikechukwu Uche – 19 Goals/46 Caps
6. Obafemi Martins – 18 Goals/42 Caps
7. Sunday Oyarekhu 17 Goals/28 Caps
8. Samson Siasia – 16 Goals/51 Caps
9. Odion Jude Ighalo – 16 Goals/37 Caps
10. Ahmed Musa – 16 Goals/107 caps

Victor Osimhen’s impressive goal-scoring spree continues to make waves in Nigerian football history.