Osimhen breaks record, becomes Nigeria’s top Champions League goal scorer

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has become Nigeria’s all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League after scoring for Turkish side Galatasaray against Liverpool on Tuesday night.

Osimhen scored from the penalty spot in the 16th minute, taking his tally in the competition to 10 goals.

The strike moved him past former Inter Milan and Newcastle United forward Obafemi Martins, who scored nine goals in the competition.

Osimhen’s journey in the competition began with Lille, where he scored his first Champions League goal against Chelsea on 2 October 2019.

He became the first African to win the Serie A Golden Boot after scoring 26 league goals for Napoli in the 2022/23 season.

In 2023 he was named CAF African Footballer of the Year, the first Nigerian to claim the prize since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999.