{"id":108079,"date":"2024-01-23T21:20:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2023-his-confidence-level-has-dropped-ex-super-eagles-defender-on-osimhen"},"modified":"2024-01-23T23:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T22:46:26","slug":"afcon-2023-his-confidence-level-has-dropped-ex-super-eagles-defender-on-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2023-his-confidence-level-has-dropped-ex-super-eagles-defender-on-osimhen","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: \u2018His confidence level has dropped\u2019 \u2013 Ex-Super Eagles defender on Osimhen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze has insisted that Victor Osimhen\u2019s confidence level has dropped a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>According to Udeze, the Napoli striker is under pressure to score goals at the 2023 ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has only scored one goal in three matches for Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has missed several good goal-scoring chances for Jose Peseiro\u2019s side so far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, Osimhen is under pressure; that\u2019s why he is trying everything possible to score,\u201d Udeze told Brila FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pressure is affecting him and I think his confidence level has dropped a little bit whenever he faces the opponent goalpost, so he needs to get his confidence back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen will hope to find his scoring boot when Nigeria face Cameroon in the AFCON round of 16 this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze has insisted that Victor Osimhen\u2019s confidence level has dropped a little bit. According to Udeze, the Napoli striker is under pressure to score goals at the 2023 ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. 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