Manager Gernot Rohr has suggested that he was right to select Victor Osimhen over Leicester City frontman Kelechi Iheanacho in the Super Eagles 23-man squad list for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, which was an unpopular decision at that time
The former Bayern Munich defender reckons that Osimhen is now a better player after understudying Odion Ighalo, who retired immediately after the AFCON.
The Lille striker had his best performance in a Nigeria jersey on Sunday, scoring two goals and setting up two others as the three-time African champions came from behind to beat Lesotho 4-2.
Speaking at Sunday's post-match press conference after the win against the Crocodiles, Rohr told reporters including allnigeriasoccer.com : ''We had the best goalscorer in the AFCON, he wanted to retire and we had to find a solution.
''When I took Osimhen to the AFCON as part of the 23-man list, a lot of you were very critical, they asked why I didn't take Kelechi (Iheanacho) for example.
''He learnt a lot in the AFCON, watching, playing in the last match, seeing this very good goalscorer Ighalo, seeing Musa and now he is progressing.
''He's in a good club Lille in France and scoring a lot of goals, confidence is there and this good understanding with the other players is good for a center forward.''
''He learnt a lot in the AFCON, watching, playing in the last match, seeing this very good goalscorer Ighalo, seeing Musa and now he is progressing.
''He's in a good club Lille in France and scoring a lot of goals, confidence is there and this good understanding with the other players is good for a center forward.''
Having scored two penalty kicks in previous games, Osimhen netted his first goals from open play in the win against Lesotho.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
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