Interim head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen has decided against starting the top striker of the team in today’s AFCON 2025 qualifiers game against Benin Republic, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
Osimhen arrived in the camp of the team 48 hours to the game, no thanks to the drama surrounding his stay at Napoli which eventually ended with his loan move to Turkish side Galatasaray.
For today’s game against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic, he has been sidelined for Victor Boniface with his lack of match fitness right from pre season down to the start of the season picked as the main reason behind the decision to start Boniface.
Boniface will play alongside Ademola Lookman with one of Samuel Chukwueze or Moses Simon picked on the right in what will be a front three. Osimhen is sure to start from the bench.
However he could yet play some part to help build his fitness as he is expected to be on from the start again Rwanda in Kigali on the 10th of September .
