World Cup: Benitez puts Osimhen among four players he would have loved to watch

Author: Don SilasPublished on: June 13, 2026Country: Nigeria

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World Cup: Benitez puts Osimhen among four players he would have loved to watch

Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said he would have loved to watch Victor Osimhen at the 2026 World Cup, but Nigeria failed to qualify. Benitez also named Robert Lewandowski, Piotr Zieliński, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the other players he wished to see. In an interview with La Gazzetta, he called Lewandowski one of the greatest ever.

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