George Weah: ‘Osimhen’s a good example of what a striker should be’

Liveria President George Weah says Victor Osimhen is a good example of how a striker should operate.

Weah, a former African, European and World footballer of the year watched on Sunday as the Super Eagles defeated Sierra Leone 3-2 to seal their ticket to
next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast and he was impressed with the way Osimhen played.

Osimhen scored twice in the game to take his total goal haul to seven in the qualifiers and sit as the top scorer, two above Senegal forward, Sadio Mane and
Weah was impressed with the overall display of the Nigerian forward.

‘That is what I call a striker. Good positioning always. Very athletic and knows where to be each time the ball is coming. He is so strong and a fighter par
excellence,’ weah was quoted as saying in the State Box at the Samuel Kanyon Doe stadium in Monrovia, Liberia where he watched the game.

Osimhen’s seven goals in this qualifying campaign include the one goal he scored against Sierra Leone in Abuja in June 2022 to eventually give Nigeria a 2-1
win and three points on the first day of the series, and four of the 10 goals against Sao Tome and Principe in Agadir, Morocco few days later, on a day
Nigeria set a new international win-record.

Apart from President Weah, members of the Nigerian community in Liberia as well as other ecstatic fans of Osimhen from Liberia and Sierra Leone trooped to
the window area of the Super Eagles’ dressing room trying to force it open while shouting: ‘We want Victor!’