Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Napoli Forward, Osimhen Emerges 2023 African Footballer of the year
The Confederation of African Football, CAF has crowned Nigeria’s super Eagles and Napoly forward, Victor Osimhen as the 2023 African Footballer of the Year.
With Monday’s crowning, Osimhen now becomes the first Nigerian to win the coveted prize since Nwankwo Kanu won it in 1999.
The 24-year-old Nigerian Footballer beat Liverpool and Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and PSG and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, to the crown.
The prize is a recognition of Osimhen’s exploits for his Napoli club side and the national team where he is a key.
Osimhen’s ranking in the 2023 Ballon d’Or was a testament to his contributions to the Serie A team’s epochal showing.
He was ninth, becoming the highest-ranked African for the year and the most-ranked Nigerian in the history of the award.
He had an outstanding record of 26 league goals and 31 in all competitions to win the Golden Boot and emerge the Serie A Player of the Season.
