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If you see Victor Osimhen scoring goals, look at what Olamide's songs have done.
Victor Osimhen, a striker for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, has admitted that he uses Olamide's rap music as motivation before entering the playing field.
Olamide is reportedly the Nigerian musician that the 24-year-old Napoli target man prefers to listen to.
In an interview with Pooja Media, Osimhen stressed that he approaches every bout with the idea that he is going to war, adding that he also listens to Nas and Damian Marley's "Only the Strong Survive."
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Osimhen on Olamide
He said: “First of all, after lunch, like my spare time, when we are relaxing, like two or three hours before the final meeting to go to the stadium, I listen to Olamide’s rap [songs].
"There’s some kind of rap he has done in recent years that is really inspirational to me.
“Olamide is my best musician in Nigeria. And I have this playlist that I use to go to listen to his songs.
“And after everything, when we are in the bus, I used to listen to Nas and Damian Marley’s ‘Only the Strong Survive’.
"So, when I listen to these songs, I always put in my head that I’m going to war.
“Everything I’m playing, I’m going to war, that I’m going there to die, or someone is going to die. ‘Only the Strong Survive’ means I want to win; I don’t want to lose.”
Having not won the Italian Serie A since 1990, Osimhen led Napoli to victory.
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After scoring 26 goals in the Italian top flight, the 24-year-old was given the golden boot award.
Osimhen went on to score two goals for the Super Eagles in a 3-2 win away against Sierra Leone to pick up a ticket to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast next year.
Osimhen received an MFR (Member of The Order of the Federal Republic) from the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari for his exceptional play, which helped Napoli win its first Serie A championship in 33 years.
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