Osimhen not ‘crazy’ about WC record

Victor Osimhen

Golden Eaglets top marksman Victor Osimhen is unfazed over the prospect of breaking the championship’s nine-goal record at the ongoing Fifa U-17 World Cup in Chile.
The bean-pole striker on Thursday equalled the long standing record of nine goals in a single tournament jointly held by Frenchman Florent Sinama Pongolle and Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly who were top scorers at the global cadet championship at Trinidad & Tobago 2001 and Mexico 2011 respectively.

“I’m happy that I was able to match the record set by others in the past but that was never my ambition here.
“The most important thing is for us to win the trophy on Sunday and that would be the greatest achievement for us,” said Osimhen to www.thenff.com.
Osimhen opened his Chile 2015 tally with a goal in the 2-0 win over the USA on the opening day. He continued with a brace in the 5-1 defeat of host Chile and was also Nigeria’s scorer in the 2-1 loss to Croatia in the group phase.
Osimhen was also in superb form at the commencement of the knockout stage by grabbing the first hat trick of Chile 2015 in the crushing 6-0 defeat of Australia in Round 16.
Osimhen followed up his act with a goal each in the 3-0 and 4-2 wins over Brazil and Mexico respectively in the quarters and semifinals to solidify his position as the Chile 2015 Golden Boot Award hotshot.
The reigning world champions will confront fellow West African opponents Mali in the final on Sunday.