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“Deserves extra video games” – AFCON 2013 Tremendous Eagles ahead lauds Cyriel Dessers following Ghana show

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AFCON 2013-winning striker, Aide Brown Ideye, has praised Tremendous Eagles and Rangers ahead, Cyriel Kolawole Dessers for his spectacular show towards Ghana within the Unity Cup semi-final, Soccernet.ng studies.

The 30-year-old was lately recalled after lacking ten consecutive matches for the Tremendous Eagles. Upon his return, he wasted no time in placing his identify on the scoresheet, breaking the impasse for Eric Chelle’s aspect towards Ghana as Nigeria sealed a 2-1 win.

Whereas Victor Osimhen is taken into account Nigeria’s undisputed primary striker, many followers had been impressed by Dessers’ show on the Gtech Group Stadium final evening, and clamoured for the Rangers man to get extra minutes with the Nationwide workforce.

Ideye hoisting the Nigerian nationwide flag after he received the 2013 version of the AFCON event. [Photo Credit/ X].

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Superb efficiency final evening from Cyriel Dessers
Watching him play in his membership, he deserves extra taking part in time with the @NGSuperEagles what a participant

— Brown Aide Ideye (MON) (@brownaideideye) Could 29, 2025

A kind of is former West Bromwich Albion striker, Brown Ideye. The AFCON 2013 winner as happy with Dessers, and took to his X web page to laud the SPFL Golden Boot winner, revealing he deserves extra taking part in time with the Tremendous Eagles.

Superb efficiency final evening from Cyriel Dessers. Watching him play in his membership, he deserves extra taking part in time with the Tremendous Eagles what a participant,” the 36-year-old wrote.

Cyriel Dessers protests after a deal with throughout the Unity Cup London 2025 match between Ghana and Nigeria at Gtech Group Stadium, Brentford, England on 28 Could 2025. [Photo Credit/ Imago].

Is Brown Ideye proper?

One might argue that Dessers’ performances warrants extra taking part in time in a Tremendous Eagles jersey. His 29 objectives and 7 assists in 55 video games for Rangers throughout all competitions helps his trigger, as he is simply behind Victor Osimhen on the listing of Nigeria’s high goalscorer’s in Europe.

Nevertheless, the Tremendous Eagles assault is loaded with a number of choices, that means there may be excessive competitors for the quantity 9 place, greater than anyplace else on the pitch.

Cyriel Dessers heads in the direction of objective. [Photo Credit/ Imago].

Terem Moffi, Ademola Lookman, Victor Boniface, Peter Olayinka, Taiwo Awoniyi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Paul Onuachu, and Tolu Arokodare are additionally very strong choices to offer any headcoach a range headache.

Judging off numbers alone, Victor Osimhen needs to be the undisputed starter, whereas Dessers and Arokodare needs to be second and third alternative respectively, however the Belgium-born Nigerian wasn’t even invited for the World Cup qualifiers again in March.

Usually, Osimhen boasts an excellent pedigree. League winner with Napoli and Galatasaray, Serie A MVP and Golden Boot winner, after which the CAF Participant of the Yr Award, a feat solely Ademola Lookman can boast of within the present Tremendous Eagles squad.

Dessers’ going round Fenerbahce’s Irfan Egribayat to open the scoring for Rangers within the UEFA Europa League. [Photo Credit/ X].

Nonetheless, Dessers has performed properly for himself each time he is been given an opportunity in a Tremendous Eagles jersey, scoring 4 objectives in seven outings.Contemplating how he is defied the percentages the get the love of Rangers followers, a deputy place to Osimhen ought to at the very least be assured to the previous Cremonese man, trying his wealth of expertise.

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and author at Soccernet Nigeria.

With a monitor report of involvement in School sports activities, Adefolahan is concentrated on crafting partaking soccer content material and utilising his language abilities and intensive sports activities information to reinforce content material accessibility for a worldwide viewers.

He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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