AP news: Regrettable that Napoli’s Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia will not feature at World Cup in Qatar

The Napoli forwards Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have been two of the “most exciting” players in Europe this season. What a “shame” for most soccer fans that they will not be at the World Cup in Qatar, AP news said in its article on Saturday after Napoli beat Sassuolo 4-0.

Osimhen scored a hat trick with Kvaratskehlia’s two assists, who himself scored his sixth goal in Serie A “producing acrobatic control of a ball over the top from Mário Rui before quickly unleashing an accurate shot” and extending the club's record with its 13th straight win across all competitions.

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Kvaratskhelia [...] is a dribbling wizard who can set up goals, score himself and just generally put spectators on the edge of their seats every time he touches the ball”, AP news said.

Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia will not be at the World Cup, as Nigeria and Georgia failed to qualify.

The 21-year-old midfielder joined Napoli from Dinamo Batumi for €10 million, making an instant impression in the Italian national championship and Champions League through goals and assists. Earlier this month he became the first Georgian player to score in the latter competition in 17 years with his goal against Ajax, in the 6-1 win for the Italian club.