Former Super Eagles skipper, John Obi Mikel has praised four players from the national team after Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles are seen as the top team to win the trophy in Morocco, especially because they have done well in attack.
They have scored twelve goals so far, which is the highest number of goals by any team in the tournament.
This is very different from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Super Eagles played mostly defensively under Jose Peseiro.
The 12 goals were shared by seven different players, and two of them, Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, scored half of the goals.
Raphael Onyedika scored two goals, and Wilfred Ndidi, Paul Onuachu, Akor Adams, and Semi Ajayi each scored one goal.
With his brace against Mozambique, Osimhen is now just three goals away from matching Rashidi Yekini’s 28-year-old record as Nigeria’s all-time top scorer.
Mikel talked about the Nigerian players who have impressed in Morocco and praised Osimhen, Lookman, Ndidi, and Alex Iwobi for playing really well in the tournament.
“I really want to see Victor Osimhen be the top goalscorer because he deserves it.
“Ademola Lookman as well, playing really well,” Mikel said on The Obi One podcast, adding that both players are “completely on fire.”
He continued, “Alex Iwobi has been really amazing in this tournament. I’ve been looking forward to this from Alex Iwobi for a long time.
“Finally, we get to see the Alex Iwobi everyone is familiar with, performing well, everything flowing through him, making good chances, and delivering those passes.
“Of course Ndidi, who is the captain and the key player in the team, helps keep everything balanced.”
Up next for Nigeria is a quarterfinal match with Algeria on Saturday.