Reports from the Super Eagles camp indicated that striker Victor Osimhen begged Head coach, Eric Chelle, to continue against DR Congo in their 2026 World Cup playoff on Sunday, November 16, despite picking up a slight hamstring injury.

This was disclosed on X by FlashScore editor, Shina Oludare.

According to Oludare, a technical team member revealed the Galatasaray forward was desperate to play despite the injury.

The forward was, however, replaced by Akor Adams with the score at 1-1.

Oludare wrote on X: “Had breakfast with a member of the Super Eagles technical crew this morning.

“He told me Osimhen was begging to play in the second half despite the injury, but they turned him down to avoid aggravating it with AFCON around the corner.

“Yet some of you still come online to tweet pure jargon.”