Osimhen promises to win Europa for unbeaten Galatasaray

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has made a promise to help Galatasaray win the UEFA Europa League title.

The Turkish Super Lig champions are unbeaten so far this season in the second-tier continental competition.

On Thursday, they clinched a 1-1 draw against Dutch club AZ Alkmaar, placing them in fourth on the table of 36 after five matches.

Osimhen was on target for Okan Buruk’s side in the game with a fantastic header, and was denied a winner by VAR.

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The striker has now scored three goals in his last two appearances in the competition, and has expressed desire to help the Yellow and Reds triumph.

“I said I would score a goal, I did. I make another promise; ‘I will bring the UEFA cup to Turkey,” he said after game.

He also reflected on the draw with AZ Alkmaar; “It feels good to score a goal. We left with one point. We will continue. We may be a little tired mentally, we had a match four days ago, we may be tired mentally. Our team’s performance was good. we remain unbeaten in Europe.”

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