For the second time in simply over a 12 months, Cyriel Dessers was on track for Nigeria towards arch rivals Ghana within the jollof derby.
Though each coaches didn’t use their finest legs for the sport, the 2-1 victory a giant win for Nigeria, as we’re all the time at loggerheads with Ghana in each facet of life.
Furthermore, it sealed the Tremendous Eagles’ spot within the last of the Unity Cup, the place they’ll tackle Jamaica.
For Dessers, it was one other day for him to show that he deserves a constant place within the Tremendous Eagles squad. The Rangers star has been constant at membership degree, contributing 29 targets and 7 assists in 55 appearances throughout all competitions.
However sadly for Dessers, he has all the time been neglected regardless of his spectacular membership kind. The truth is, earlier than these set of video games, he had not been invited to the Tremendous Eagles squad for a few 12 months.
That is shocking, as Dessers has an excellent purpose to recreation ratio for the nationwide group. He has performed seven video games for Nigeria, 4 of which he has began. And in his 4 begins, he has scored three targets.
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4 begins
⚽ 3 targetsTwo of Cyriel Dessers’ three targets for Nigeria have come towards Ghana. pic.twitter.com/Ato6u3UjE1
— Soar Tremendous Eagles (@SSE_NGA) Could 28, 2025
Amongst all the opposite strikers who’ve been constantly picked over him, nobody even comes near his scoring frequency.
Cyriel Dessers must be the primary man after Victor Osimhen
Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen is the primary man in assault for Nigeria, and it’s not up for debate as a result of he has constantly delivered the targets. Osimhen has contributed 26 targets in 41 video games for the Tremendous Eagles.
He’s even poised to interrupt the nice Rashidi Yekini’s targets report in a number of years.
Nonetheless, when Osimhen doesn’t play, Nigeria struggles to attain. Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface has been constant for his membership. However each time he dons the inexperienced and white of Nigeria, he tends to lose his contact, he seems to be a shadow of himself.
Boniface has managed only one purpose in 12 video games for the Tremendous Eagles. He has had his possibilities repeatedly, coach after coach, however he has not delivered.
Except for Boniface, the opposite strikers like Sadiq Umar, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Paul Onuachu haven’t delivered. If not luck, it’s a miracle that they even proceed to get known as up, as they haven’t been getting plenty of recreation time at their golf equipment and nonetheless fail to ship for Nigeria.
Cyriel Dessers has confirmed to be prolific and decisive when he performs for Nigeria. He’s somebody who can get that odd, vital for the Tremendous Eagles when wanted.
Coach Eric Chelle was supposed to make use of to Unity Cup as a studying curve forward of the following spherical of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Dessers’ significance to the group ought to positively be one among his takeaways.