Former youth international striker, Tosin Dosunmu (aka Sinker) has revealed his growing admiration for one of his wards, 23-year-old Rafiu Durosinmi, who is currently making waves with RKC Genk of Belgium, which he joined in July from Pisa of Italy, Sports2347 reports.
Dosunmu, who played for First Bank FC of Lagos, before starring in Belgium with Molenbeek, Dender, Mechelen and Westerlo as well as in the Austrian Bundesliga with Austria Wien, said he is delighted seeing Durosinmi being compared with Victor Osimhen.
With Durosinmi currently on fire in the Jupiler League, the former MFK Karviná and FC Viktoria Plzeň of Czech Republic hitman, who joined Pisa in January, is certain to add more caps to the Super Eagles’ debut that came in May during the 2026 Unity Cup.
That has given more cause for great expectations from Dosunmu, who was part of Nigeria’s historic Golden Eaglets’ winning squad at the 1997 UEFA/CAF Meridian up in Portugal, but later on got a single Super Eagles’ cap, despite constantly hitting headlines in Europe.
Dosunmu, a fleet-footed dark-skinned lad who grew up in Oshodi area of Lagos, soon returned to Belgium to feature for Germinal Beerschot, Zulte Waregem and Royal Antwerp, with stints at Nancy of France, MVV Maasttricht of Nerthanlnds and Sint-Niklaas in between.
He is now making a case for Dorusinmi to get better trappings than he did, as the youngster has made an impressive start to his first season at Genk, climbing top of the Belgian Pro League scoring log with five goals, including a crucial equalizer against current leaders, Gent.
With the striker having enacted such great form in his first six league games, he has alrready asserted himself as an important player for Genk, but Dosunmu declared ephatically that there is more to come from his protege, especually with aerial ability as his oustanding asset.
Dosunmu told Het Nieuwsblad, Rafiu sometimes reminds me a bit of Victor Osimhen, with the difference that he is really very strong in the air. Condition-wise, he is not yet top-notch (but he’s highly promising).
“The understanding with his teammates still needs to develop a bit (and he will get better as the season grows). On matchday one, he already surprised me with what he showed after barely ten days of training.”
