Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen set a new record on matchday four of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) 2025/2026 by scoring his first hat-trick in the away match against Ajax. After scoring three goals in the crucial 2026 World qualification match against Benin Republic, which ended 4-0 to secure his nation’s playoff position, this was his second hat-trick in less than a month. In a similar vein, Osimhen made football history on the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam when he scored three goals to give his Turkish team Galatasaray the win.In the 2019 Champions League encounter between French Ligue 1 team Lille and Chelsea, the former African Footballer of the Year scored his first goal. His Champions League goal total has risen to 15 after six years, which is a significant turning point in his European career. Osimhen opened the score with a header in the 59th minute of the UEFA Champions League matchday 4 match. He then converted two penalties to complete his trifecta. Six tracks from Osimhen’s memorable evening Following Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s 2002 achievement for Maccabi Haifa, Osimhen became the second Nigerian to score a hat-trick in the competition following the triple. He became the first Galatasaray player to score a Champions League hat-trick since Burak Yilmaz in 2012, ending his team’s hat-trick drought.
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