Golden Eaglets gangling striker, Victor Osimhen, has again stated here that he is ready to shoulder the team's goal scoring responsibility as the 11th African Under-17 Championship gets underway in Niger on Sunday.
The coach Emmanuel Amuneke tutored side would open their Niger 2015 account on Sunday with the crucial opening fixture against hosts Niger and Osimhen who was Golden Eaglets' joint top scorer in the qualifiers said he was battle ready.
“First and foremost, we want to thank God for bringing us here safely,” said Osimhen, who was recruited from Lagos-based Ultimate Strikers.
“Against Niger on Sunday, we are expecting nothing but victory because we have worked so hard to reach this stage.”
Osimhen is one of the team's standard bearers having scored a cumulative 18 goals in 38 matches (official and friendly) on the road to Niger 2015 and he remains upbeat about getting on the score sheet yet again.
“We remain confident going into this match because our coaches have told us about how important is this match. They have reminded us about hard work, focus and consistency because without these three things, we can't achieve our objectives here.
“Personally, I'm not under any pressure going against Niger on Sunday and by the grace of God, I'm going to deliver if I'm lucky to be fielded because we have a team that boast of other good strikers.
“I'm confident because I'm in a good condition and I have the belief that I'm going to score.”
Speaking further, Osimhen said he and his team mates are aware of the huge responsibility of playing against the host on the opening day of the championship but insisted they have the wherewithal to handle the game.
“Yes, we know we are going to play against two teams on Sunday; the Niger's team and the crowd but we have prepared well for this assignment,” said Osimhen, the last born of his parents.
“We want Nigerians to continue to pray for us to move forward and they should expect nothing but a successful tournament from us by the grace of God.”
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