Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has explained why he did not take the chance to score a hat-trick in Napoli’s round 16 Champions League win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.
In a video posted on BT Sport’s YouTube channel, Osimhen said he was not bothered about who scored as long as the club achieved success.
“The penalty Zieliniski asked me if he could take it, of course, I’m a team player it doesn’t matter who scores as long as the team achieves success. I know my goals will come with or without penalty,” Osimhen said. According to Complete Sports, the player also expressed delight following Napoli’s historic quarter-final qualification, saying, “It feels good, it feels amazing, it feels good to make history with this win. We want to keep on going like this until the next round, we are ready for it,” he added.The 24-year-old is the first player to score for Napoli in both legs of a Champions League knockout tie.All rights reserved.
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