Victor Osimhen has cemented his spot as the first choice forward of the senior national team of Nigeria with the emphasis now on who will be his deputy.
Coach is the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr has in previous games called up Paul Onuachu, Ahmed Musa, Josh Maja With Kelechi Iheanacho and Cyriel Dessers the other players called up for the last international game halted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The duo of Iheanacho and Dessers were the top two rival of the newly signed Napoli forward prior to the lockdown owing to their form for their respective teams.
However all of that has changed with Josh Maja cementing his spot as first choice striker at Ligue 1 side Bordeaux. A position he took with both hands with a goal in their last league game which was a 2-0 win against Angers before the international break.
Rohr has been heavily impressed with the way the former Sunderland forward has asserted himself in the French top flight and he still has the potential to get better.
Although the coach has an unwavering faith in a fit Iheanacho but the issue is his lack of game at Leicester City. Dessers’s form of late hasn’t quite convinced Rohr as he is yet to settle down at his new club Genk.
That leaves Maja in pole position to win the race to be the second choice forward of the Super Eagles especially if he keeps his spot in the starting lineup of Bordeaux till October when the Super Eagles converge for their next round of engagements.
