Nigeria football team, Super Eagle has produced numerous number of players across all stage all over the world
The name VICTOR has been the most occurring name in Nigerian football, and probably the most successful.
In the past, present, and even perceived future, we’ve seen the best of Victors, and interestingly, all Victors who have played for Nigeria Super Eagles have been attackers.
Victor Agali
Victor Ikpeba
Victor Nsofor
Victor Anichebe
Victor Moses
Victor Osimhen
Victor Boniface
We’ve had 7 Victors represent the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Let’s see which have been the most prominent and most successful.
VICTOR AGALI:
Victor Agali was a striker who scored 84 career goals in 346 appearances. 5 of those goals were for Nigeria in 12 appearances. He played for the likes of Marseille, Nice, Shalke 04, and Hansa Rostock. He was part of the Nigerian side that won bronze at the 2004 AFCON.
VICTOR IKPEBA:
Today’s generation might not know how hot Ikpeba was for Nigeria, but Ikpeba was more than just a player, in fact, he is more famously known as the Prince of Monaco. Ikpeba was an attacker who scored 7 goals in 37 appearances for Nigeria, and a total of 121 career goals in 398 appearances.
Ikpeba played for the likes of Monaco and Dortmund. He won the African Footballer of the year in 1997 and also won the AFCON (1994), Olympic gold (1996), League one title (96-97), Libyan Premier League (2002-2003)
VICTOR NSOFOR:
Unlike some others, Nsofor is a striker who began his career in Nigeria with Plateau Utd. Nsofor scored 12 goals in 48 appearances for Nigeria and a total of 55 goals in 303 career appearances.
He played for the likes of Inter, Malaga, West Ham, and Locomotive Moscow.
VICTOR MOSES:
Moses is one of the most successful Victors who played for Nigeria. The still-active Moses has scored a total of 61 goals in 466 career appearances. 12 of those goals have been for Nigeria in his 38 caps.
Moses has played for top clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, West Ham, Wigan, Crystal Palace, Inter, Wigan, Stoke, Fenabache, and now, Spartak Moscow.
He has won the AFCON, Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League (x2), and Russian Cup.
VICTOR OSIMHEN:
Currently chasing Yekini’s record as Nigeria’s highest goal scorer, Osimhen happens to have the most goals for the Super Eagles than all of the other Victors. With 20 goals in just 27 appearances, he has scored more goals for Nigeria than every of the other Victors. He currently has 115 career goals in 217 appearances. Only Victor Ikpeba (121 goals) has scored more career goals than Osimhen among the Victors.
Osimhen has won the Seria A title, Seria A golden booth, AFCON bronze (2019), Fifa U-17 World Cup, CAF young player of the Year (2015) and many more laurels.
VICTOR BONIFACE:
New kid in the block, Boniface has proven that the name Victor is synonymous with success. The Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker is tearing the Bundesliga apart with goals and assists and is catching the eye of many top teams in Europe. Yet to land a goal for Nigeria in one appearance, Boniface is certainly another Victor to watch out for.
