Nigeria’s Under-17 captain, Harmony Chidi, has named Victor Osimhen, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Raphinha and Asisat Oshoala as the five football stars she wants to be better than in her career.
In an interview with BBC Pidgin, Chidi revealed that becoming greater than the established players is one of her biggest ambitions, placing the Super Eagles striker and four other prominent names among the footballers she hopes to emulate and eventually outshine.
“I get like five players wey I dey dream to Dey better pass: Osimhen, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Raphinha and Asisat Oshoala. I want to be greater than them,” she said.
The revelation comes days after Chidi captained Nigeria’s Flamingos to their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title in Morocco.
Nigeria defeated Japan 2-1 in the final on November 7, with Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scoring the goals that secured the historic victory.
Nigeria’s triumph also made the country the first African nation to win the U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Having helped lead the team to that milestone, Chidi has now made clear that she is setting her sights on an even bigger personal achievement: surpassing some of football’s biggest names.