Victor Osimhen is the top scorer in qualifying for the 2023 Nations Cup, with five goalsVictor Osimhen scored four goals as Nigeria thrashed minnows Sao Tome e Principe 10-0 in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.The Super Eagles missed out on a place at the 2022 World Cup in Africa’s play-offs in March but have made a perfect start in Group A as they seek a spot at next year’s Nations Cup in Ivory Coast.The victory away from home is the biggest win the west Africans have recorded, surpassing a 10-1 triumph over Benin in 1959.Watford striker Emmanuel Dennis and Ademola Lookman, who spent last season on loan at Leicester City, were also on the score sheet for Jose Peseiro’s Nigeria.Osimhen, 23, now has 15 goals in 22 international caps, with the Napoli striker becoming only the second Nigerian to score four goals in an international, with Rashidi Yekini the first to do so in a 7-1 Nations Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in 1991. Sao Tome e Principe are ranked 183 in the world by Fifa and had… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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