Victor Osimhen Surpasses Odegbami To Become Nigeria’s Second Highest Goal Scorer

Napoli-owned forward, Victor Osimhen, is now officially the second-highest goal scorer for the Super Eagles following his first-half brace against Rwanda, Soccernet.ng reports.

Heading into the match, both Osimhen and Odegbami were tied at 23 goals. However, the Napoli loanee broke the deadlock by converting a free-kick cross delivered by Ademola Lookman early in the game.

The Super Eagles attacker opened the scoreline for Eric Chelle’s troops during their 2026 World Cup qualifying clash against the Wasps at the Amavubi Stadium.

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A cross from Ademola Lookman from the set piece was well met by the in-form Galatasaray forward, who slotted the goal past Ntwari Fiacre. At this point, he was at 24 goals, which surpassed Segun Odegbami’s long-standing 23-goal record.

The Super Eagles talisman, just a few minutes to the end of the first half, notched his 25th goal for the Nigeria national team when he received a ball from the midfield, drove it to the heart of Rwanda’s defence, and flicked it past the goalkeeper to extend Nigeria’s lead.

This officially makes Osimhen the second-highest goal scorer and brings him closer to Rashidi Yekini, who is leading the chart with 37 goals.

Here is the list of Nigeria’s Top 10 all-time goal scorers:

Rashidi Yekini – 1984–1998 – 37 goals
Victor Osimhen – 2017–present – 25 goals
Segun Odegbami – 1976–1982 – 23 goals
Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 2000–2012 – 21 goals
Ikechukwu Uche – 2007–2015 – 19 goals
Obafemi Martins – 2004–2015 – 18 goals
Sunday Oyarekhua – 1971–1976 – 17 goals
Samson Siasia – 1984–1999 – 16 goals
Odion Ighalo – 2015–2022 – 16 goals
Ahmed Musa – 2010–present – 16 goals