Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has revealed his determination to help Nigeria secure a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations champions are currently sitting in 5th place in the World Cup qualifying standings with four points out of a possible 12 points.
Following this, their next World Cup qualifying clash against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March is a must-win encounter to revive their World Cup ticket hope.
The Napoli star, who played a crucial role in Nigeria’s qualification for the 2025 AFCON tournament, has expressed his eagerness to compete at the next World Cup tournament.
“You have to give everything you know. It’s a dream of every youngster to be at the World Cup. Mine is no exception,” Osimhen told BBC journalist Oluwashina Okeleji.
2023 African Footballer of the Year, @victorosimhen9, is eager to play in a World Cup with #Nigeria.
The Napoli loanee missed the previous four 2026 World Cup qualifying games with injury.#Galatasaray man talks about his ambition and expectations under new coach Eric Chellé. pic.twitter.com/ti5UIDW8BY
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) February 23, 2025
The Super Eagles endured a disappointing start to their World Cup qualification campaign, having failed to secure wins against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
With new head coach Eric Chelle now in charge of the Nigerian national team, Osimhen is confident that the team can turn things around.
“We are really looking forward to the game against Rwanda to correct the mistakes we’ve made in the past World Cup qualifiers. So for me, I think we will be ready,” he added.
Nigeria will take on Rwanda on the 17th of March in Kigali and return to Nigeria to tackle Zimbabwe on the 24th of March as they seek to revive their qualification hopes.
With Osimhen leading the attack, the Super Eagles will aim for a crucial victory to get their campaign back on track.