Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen has insisted that he was not intimidated by the massive crowd at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last Friday when the Super Eagles played against the Black Stars.
The SSC Napoli striker led the lines for his national team at the packed stadium in Kumasi as they fought to earn a goalless draw against the hosts.
Although Victor Osimhen struggled for the most parts of the day and didn’t have his best game, he says credit needs to go to his markers who were asked to go hard on him.
“Mostly the assistant coach will come up from the bench and say, 'go hard on him', Amartey and the other defender Djiku.
"They were trying to do the assignment very well but they don't know we have some kind of deadly technique that can actually get the job done for us. We are really happy with our performance".
“They were trying to tame me, I am not the kind of player that makes simulations but when I'm hit for sure I will go down, it's part of the game, but when the referee doesn't call for a foul it's normal to react.
"I don't care what people are saying about me falling down. The game was really a massive one, the whole Ghanaian fans came out for their team but we were pushed to get something out of the game,” Osimhen told Elegbete TV Sports.
Speaking on the massive crowd at the Stadium, Victor Osimhen said it had no impact on his game.
"I wasn't intimidated, I've played in San Siro where it was all sold out and I know the kind of pressure it is but kudos to the team, chief coach and backroom staff for motivating us," the lethal forward noted.