Once upon a time the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that then Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has decided to pledge his senior international career to the senior national team of Nigeria.
Less than 24 hours, Abraham granted an interview where he denied accepting to play for Nigeria but left his option opened. All of that died when he got his first call up to the senior national team of England and he declared his intentions to fight for a spot in the team.
Around that time Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was still trying to find his feet in senior football with German side Wolfsburg. He failed to transfer the form he showed at the 2015 U17 World Cup, where he finished as top scorer and commander a €3m transfer fee.
Fast forward to 2022 and both players are now in the Italian Serie A with Osimhen playing a role in helping Napoli stay top of the Serie A while Abraham is at Roma who are yet to build any level of consistency after ten rounds of games.
The fact that both players are of Nigerian descent made Italian media outfit Corriere dello Sport to compare their performances this season and despite playing four games less, Osimhen has more goals than Abraham.
This season Osimhen has three goals from six games in the league while Abraham has just two goals from ten games this season. A tally made more surprising when you consider that Osimhen has played 241 minutes less than the Roma forward.
