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Victor Osimhen scored a 16th-minute penalty for Galatasaray.
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The goal secured a 1–0 win over Liverpool.
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It made him the first Nigerian to reach 10 Champions League goals.
Victor Osimhen once again stole the show on Tuesday night, calmly slotting a 16th-minute penalty to give Galatasaray a 1–0 win over Liverpool at Rams Park.
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The referee awarded the spot-kick after a foul in the box, and Osimhen kept his cool from 12 yards to hand the hosts an early lead.
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That finish took Victor Osimhen’s Champions League tally to ten goals — the first time a Nigerian has reached double figures in the competition proper — and pushed him past Obafemi Martins’ nine.
Victor Osimhen first scored in the Champions League for Lille in October 2019.
Since then he piled up more important strikes at Napoli and now with Galatasaray, building his continental record across several seasons and clubs.
His honours already speak loudly: he won the Serie A Golden Boot in 2022/23 with 26 goals and earned the CAF African Footballer of the Year award in 2023.
Those trophies explain why clubs, fans and rivals treat him as one of Africa’s leading forwards.
For Nigerian football, the result delivers headline value and momentum.
