Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- Nigeria's national football team, the Super Eagles, need their superman, Victor Osimhen, more than ever as they face Gabon and Cameroon or the DR Congo in the CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs in Morocco this week.

Since his explosive announcement on the international stage in 2017, Osimhen has had to prove he is entitled to the spotlight over and over again.

There is no argument that he is the Super Eagles' talisman; a fact starkly illustrated during the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign.

The narrative is defined by a simple, powerful statistic: the Eagles did not win any of the five matches Osimhen missed.

In stark contrast, he scored six goals and provided one assist in the five matches he started....