Flamingos Captain Harmony Chidi Names Osimhen, Haaland, Oshoala Among Stars She Wants to Surpass

Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s team captain, Harmony Chidi, has revealed five football stars she hopes to surpass as she pursues her professional career.

Chidi named Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, Manchester City forward Erling Haaland, England captain Harry Kane, Barcelona winger Raphinha and Nigerian football star Asisat Oshoala as players she looks up to.

In an interview with BBC Pidgin, the young forward said becoming better than the established footballers is one of her biggest ambitions.

“I get like five players wey I dey dream to Dey better pass: Osimhen, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Raphinha and Asisat Oshoala. I want to be greater than them,” she said.

Her ambition comes after she captained Nigeria’s Flamingos to their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup title in Morocco.

Nigeria defeated Japan 2-1 in the final on November 7, with Awawu Bashiru and Oluebube Umejiaku scoring the goals that secured the historic victory.

The triumph also made Nigeria the first African country to win the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Having led the team to that milestone, Chidi has now outlined an ambitious personal target, setting her sights on reaching and surpassing some of the biggest names in world football.