‘Our centre backs aren’t this bad’ - Tunisian supporter admits Osimhen is scary and frustrating to play against

In the ultimate tribute to Victor Osimhen's dominance, a Tunisian supporter has taken to social media to deliver a brutally honest assessment of what it's like watching your team face the Nigerian striker, and it's not pretty.

Following Nigeria's commanding 3-2 victory over Tunisia that sealed the Super Eagles' place in the AFCON Round of 16, one Carthage Eagles fan broke ranks with the usual post-match excuses to admit a simple truth: Osimhen is simply unplayable.

"As someone whose team just faced Osimhen, I have to say playing against him is genuinely scary and frustrating," the fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter. "Our centre backs aren't usually this bad, and we rarely struggle this much when defending crosses. But this guy is an absolute monster."

The admission is remarkable not just for its honesty, but for what it reveals about Osimhen's psychological impact. This wasn't a fan blaming poor defending or bad tactics, this was an acknowledgment that even competent defenders look helpless against the Galatasaray forward when he's in full flight.

The Tunisian supporter didn't stop at grudging respect. He went further, making a bold claim that will resonate across African football: "Right now, I genuinely think he has the best box presence in world football."

It's a statement backed by Saturday's evidence. Osimhen's 44th-minute header, his first goal of the tournament, came from a deep Ademola Lookman cross that he attacked with predatory instinct, rising above his marker to power the ball into the net.

"His movement is extremely intelligent, he knows exactly when and where to attack the space, and physically he is on another level," the fan continued. "His strength makes it almost impossible to duel with him, his jumping ability is insane, and he always seems to be at the end of every single cross."

Tunisia's defenders could certainly attest to that. Throughout the match, Osimhen was a constant menace,pulling wide to create space, especially in the first half, dropping deep to link play, then exploding into the box when crosses arrived.

Even when he didn't touch the ball, his presence distorted Tunisia's defensive shape, creating the gaps that Alex Iwobi and Lookman exploited for Nigeria's third goal.

Perhaps most intriguingly, the Tunisian fan raised the question many have been asking: is Osimhen wasting his prime in Turkey?

"With all due respect to Galatasaray, he's seriously wasting his prime years in Turkey. He deserves a better team in a top league," he wrote.

It's a sentiment echoed by many observers who watched Osimhen terrorise Serie A defences during his Napoli days, firing the club to their first Scudetto in 33 years.

His loan move to Galatasaray, while productive, has felt like a temporary pause in a career that should be unfolding on Europe's biggest stages.

When opposition fans start admitting your striker is "scary" rather than blaming their own players, you've crossed into rarified territory. Osimhen isn't just beating defenders, he's psychologically breaking them before the ball even arrives.

That fear factor was evident in Tunisia's desperate defending, their reluctance to engage Osimhen physically, and the panic that set in whenever Nigeria's wingers prepared to deliver crosses.

As Nigeria prepare for their final group match against Uganda on Tuesday, defenders across AFCON 2025 will be watching nervously, hoping their team doesn't draw the Super Eagles in the knockout rounds.

Because as one honest Tunisian fan has confirmed: facing Victor Osimhen isn't just difficult, it's genuinely terrifying.