Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has been named the man of the match in the Nigeria Super Eagles match against the Elephants of Cote D'Ivoire in the African Cup of Nations second group A match on Thursday, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
The reigning African footballer of the year proved instrumental to the 1-0 crucial win over the Ivorians at the Alassane Quattara Stadium, Abidjan.
Captain of the side, William Troost Ekong stepped up to score a 54th minute penalty after Osimhen was fouled in the box.
Osimhen who could had a goal of his own after an early miss was energetic upfront, making a lot of runs that caused a lot of troubles for the host nation in the game.
He was substituted in the 87th minutes for Paul Onuachu.
Uche Dozie