Super Eagles Needs Osimhen In AFCON - Ighalo

Super Eagles Needs Osimhen In AFCON - Ighalo Sampson Adedeji Returning Nigeria's Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has underlined how important the injured forward Victor Osimhen is to the aspiration of the team at the upcoming 2021 African Cup of Nations, BSNsports.com.ng can report. The energetic forward was ruled out of the competition a few weeks ago after he sustained a facial injury while representing his club Napoli in the Italian Serie A. While speaking to ESPN, Al Shabab FC of Saudi Arabi maintained that Nigeria required the services of Osimhen in the biennial tournament and further said he hope to have him recover quickly. "I spoke to him after his surgery to wish him well, and to tell him that this is one of those things that happen," Ighalo told ESPN. "I am praying by God's grace for him to recover. We need Osimhen at the Nations Cup. "He is young, he is a fighter and he will come back stronger than before and make it to the Afcon. We will see him there doing well as he has been doing because this is his time and he needs to shine," he said. Ighalo emerged top scorer in the 2019 edition of the competition in Egypt with 5 goals.