President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dubbed Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen the “new king of Serie A” following Napoli’s scudetto victory.
WITHIN NIGERIA reported that the Nigerian delivered the Azzurri’s first Serie A title in 33 years after netting a scudetto-sealing equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Udinese on Thursday.
Tinubu responded on Twitter on Sunday, praising Osimhen for upholding Nigeria’s fine tradition of global football excellence.
He stated that Nigerians are proud of Osimhen and wish him success in his already illustrious career.
He wrote: “I think we can all agree that there was another coronation in Italy where our son, Victor Osimhen, claimed the crown as the new King of Serie A! The real deal, or idán gangan as younger folks may describe him; Victor has continued the fine tradition of Nigeria’s footballing excellence on the global stage. We are all proud of him and wish him well in what is already a remarkable career.”
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