Napoli star Victor Osimhen gains 400k new followers in 10 days to become the 2nd most followed Nigerian player on Instagram

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen continues to grow from strength to strength on and off the pitch.

The 24-year-old Napoli star has been in blistering form for his Serie A club this season, as he continues to help lead the club to their first Scudetto since 1990.

At the same time, Osimhen has seen his fanbase on social media grow in recent months.

Osimhen is now the second most-followed Super Eagles player on Instagram.

As of March 27, the former Lille striker now has over 1.8 million followers, having seen his follower count increase by an impressive 400,000 in the last ten days.

Osimhen now moves up to second in the list of most followed Nigerian players on Instagram, surpassing the likes of Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa (1.5 million), and Super Eagles legend Mikel Obi (1.7 million).

Osimhen is now only second to Adana Demirspor forward Henry Onyekuru.

Pulse Sports Nigeria recently reported the top 10 most followed Super Eagles players but now there appears to have been a change in the rankings.

Henry Onyekuru is currently the most-followed Super Eagles player on Instagram with 3.6 million followers.

Onyekuru currently boasts more followers than Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Leicester City stars Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi.

As Nigerian footballers keep making their mark all across top leagues in Europe, It is only normal that their follower count increases as they tend to win new supporters in the course of action for their club sides.