{"id":59,"date":"2025-09-30T21:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/?p=59"},"modified":"2025-09-30T21:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:15:35","slug":"osimhen-breaks-record-becomes-nigerias-top-champions-league-goal-scorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.elishadigital.com\/wp\/osimhen-breaks-record-becomes-nigerias-top-champions-league-goal-scorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen breaks record, becomes Nigeria\u2019s top Champions League goal scorer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"412\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-60 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.elishadigital.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nn.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.elishadigital.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nn.png 751w, https:\/\/blog.elishadigital.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nn-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Osimhen breaks record, becomes Nigeria\u2019s top Champions League goal scorer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has become Nigeria\u2019s all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League after scoring for Turkish side Galatasaray against Liverpool on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/fkehindepunchng-com\">Fawzi Kehinde<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has become Nigeria\u2019s all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League after scoring for Turkish side Galatasaray against Liverpool on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osimhen scored from the penalty spot in the 16th minute, taking his tally in the competition to 10 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike moved him past former Inter Milan and Newcastle United forward Obafemi Martins, who scored nine goals in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osimhen\u2019s journey in the competition began with Lille, where he scored his first Champions League goal against Chelsea on 2 October 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dde3e9\">Related News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab1c551cbadbdb3a4a59c32c03295ad5\" style=\"color:#445464\"><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/ucl-mbappe-nets-hat-trick-as-real-madrid-thrash-kairat-5-0\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">\u00a0UCL: Mbapp\u00e9 nets hat-trick as Real Madrid thrash Kairat 5-0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25b890df2d76fb93d48a9e77cd7c67e9\" style=\"color:#445464\"><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/psgs-kvaratskhelia-to-miss-barcelona-champions-league-trip\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">\u00a0PSG&#8217;s Kvaratskhelia to miss Barcelona Champions League trip<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9cfefcf776e1af34bbce4cbbecc9f08\" style=\"color:#445464\"><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/ccl-rivers-will-get-better-says-finidi\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web\">\u00a0CCL: Rivers will get better, says Finidi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He added more goals during his time at Napoli before reaching double figures with Galatasaray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the Champions League, Osimhen has enjoyed a stellar career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He became the first African to win the Serie A Golden Boot after scoring 26 league goals for Napoli in the 2022\/23 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023 he was named CAF African Footballer of the Year, the first Nigerian to claim the prize since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/author\/fkehindepunchng-com\">Fawzi Kehinde<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;Fawzi Kehinde Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has become Nigeria\u2019s all-time top scorer in the UEFA Champions League after scoring for Turkish side Galatasaray against Liverpool on Tuesday night. Osimhen scored from the penalty spot in the 16th minute, taking his tally in the competition to 10 goals. 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