Former Nigeria international Ifeanyi Udeze says Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen is under pressure to score goals at the AFCON 2023.
Heading into this year’s tournament Osimhen was tipped as one of the players to fight for the top scorer award.
However, Osimhen has only managed to score one goal and has missed numerous scoring chances.
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Reflecting on Osimhen’s performance after three group games, Udeze believes his inability to score more goals is affecting his confidence.
“For me, Osimhen is under pressure, that’s why he is trying everything possible to score,” Udeze said on Brila FM.
“The pressure is affecting him and I think his confidence level has dropped a little bit whenever he faces the opponent goalpost, so he needs to get his confidence back.”
The FIFA 2002 World Cup star however said he still has confidence in the striker.
He added: “Osimhen is a very good player and I believe in him and I wish him all the best.“
Osimhen will hope to find his scoring boot as the three-time AFCON champions head into the round of 16.
The Eagles finished the group stage on seven points after three games, scoring three goals and conceding one goal.
