Odegbami congratulates Osimhen for surpassing his Super Eagles goals record

Published on March 23, 2025 at 04:55 PM

Nigeria legend Segun ‘mathematical' Odegbami has congratulated Victor Osimhen for beating his Super Eagles goals record.
Osimhen surpassed Odegbami's record after netting a brace in Nigeria's 2-0 victory over the Amavubi of Rwanda on Friday.

The 26-year-old is now Nigeria's second all-time top scorer with 25 goals-two ahead of Odegbami.

The Galatasaray forward is just 12 goals shy of the legendary Rashidi Yekini's record of 37.

“On behalf of the entire Eagles squad of 1980, I congratulate Nigeria for the incredible victory in Kigali and Victor Osimhen for his individual achievement,”; Odegbami commended.

“Supreme goal scorer and centre-forward Victor Osimhen surpassed my record of 23 goals in 46 matches for the country.”;

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