A goal is a proven signal of joy in football. Nothing elicits more cheers or jeers than a forward getting the ball past the opposition goalkeeper or an outrageous miss.
Nigerian No. 9s have emerged as a new force in European football in the last year. Predictably, Nigerian football fans will have many happy moments during the 2023/24 football season because there have never been so many talented forwards jostling for, at most, two spots in the first 11 in the Super Eagles’ history.
We have dedicated a significant amount of attention to praising Victor Osimhen’s exceptional performances in Serie A. He unequivocally validated his world-class status by spearheading Napoli to their first Serie A championship victory since the era of Diego Maradona in 1983. But the Super Eagles team is definitely much more than Osimhen. We have seen the rise of players like Victor Boniface and Gift Orban, who have thrived at clubs in the Belgian league and in the Bundesliga. We also have another new kid on the block, Akor Adams, who just arrived in France from Norway.
