Victor Osimhen reveals how he was pushed to play like Drogba

Nigeria international footballer, Victor Osimhen has revealed how he was pushed into patterning his football after Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba.

Osimhen’s hold-up play, aerial and physical presence remind a lot of fans about Drogba.

The Super Eagles striker has on several occasions, mentioned Drogba as his mentor. The Napoli forward said as a child, he was introduced to Drogba’s style of football, coupled with the passionate fans and the whole community.

“The whole world knows that I am inspired by Didier Drogba,” he said, according to Il Matino.

 

“When I was a child, they introduced me to his [Drogba] style of football, the passionate fans, and then the whole community pushed me to follow him.

 

“And so, I started to take an interest in him, to watch many clips, and learn from his movements and integrate them into my way of playing.”