AFCON 2025
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has reached 40-goal contribution this season.
Osimhen achieved the feat as Galatasaray smashed Sivasspor at the Rams Park on Saturday evening.
Victor Osimhen bagged a brace in the 4-1 thumping of the visitors to move closer to retaining their Turkish Super League title.
Osimhen doubled the lead for the defending champions in the fifteenth minute as he latched onto a rebound in the box.
Baris Yilmaz increased Galatasaray’s lead before halftime with a brilliant shot from the edge of the box.
Osimhen bagged his brace with a simple finish after receiving a beautiful pass inside the box.
Albanian striker Ray Minaj scored a cheeky goal from a tight angle to reduce the deficit for the visitors.
Osimhen, hungry for more goals, almost bagged a first-half hat trick as he powered a header towards goal, but Ali Sasal denied the Super Eagles striker with a brilliant save.
Galatasaray went into the break with a comprehensive 4-1 lead as they coasted to victory with 45 minutes left.
Osimhe eventually got his hat trick two minutes after the restart from another precise finish inside the box.
Unfortunately, his third goal on the night didn’t stand due to offside in the build-up.
The defending champions managed the game for the rest of the half as they sealed maximum points increasing the lead between them and Fenerbahce to eight points momentarily.
Meanwhile, Osimhen reached 40-goal contributions with 33 goals and seven assists across all competitions for Galatasaray this season.
The 26-year-old surpassed his 31-goal contributions in his first season at Napoli with his brace against Sivasspor.
