Liberia President George Weah heaped plaudits on Victor Osimhen after the striker scored a brace in Nigeria’s 3-2 win against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone on Sunday.
Osimhen scored in the 20th and 33rd minutes of the encounter played at Samuel Kanyon Doe, Stadium, Monrovia.
The 24-year-old is now the leading scorer in the qualifying series with seven goals and has now racked up an impressive tally of 17 goals in 25 matches for Nigeria at the senior level.
Weah, who sat in the presidential box in the stadium, was full of praise for Osimhen.
“That is what I call a striker. Good positioning always. Very athletic and knows where to be each time the ball is coming. He is so strong and a fighter par excellence,” the former AC Milan striker was quoted by thenff.com.
Osimhen last season broke Weah’s record as the highest-scoring African in the Italian top flight.