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[UPDATED] CAF Awards 2023: Osimhen wins Men’s Player of The Year
The CAF 2023 Men's Player of the Year competition has been won by Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen.
He defeated rivals like Mohamed Salah of Egypt, Senegal's Sadio Mane, and Morocco's Achraf Hakimi.
The 1.85-meter-tall 24-year-old has undoubtedly stood tall among his contemporaries. The Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo last won the award in 1999, so it has been a long 24 years since then.
The striker from Nigeria had a fantastic season in the most recent 2022–2023 football season. Thirty-three years after the passing of the legendary Argentine player Diego Maradona, he assisted his Italian club Napoli in winning their third Scudetto.
Osimhen became the first African to win the top scorer title in the domestic Serie A league with 26 goals scored during the season.
The Neapolitans took a special interest in him after he was named to the Serie A Team of the Year and went on to win the Italian league's best striker award.
Osimhen won the top scorer title in the domestic Serie A league after scoring 26 goals in the competition, making history as the first African to do so.
Later on, he was named to the Serie A Team of the Year and won the Italian league's best striker award, solidifying his place in the hearts of the Neapolitans.
Osimhen was named the Italian Footballers' Association Player of the Year (AIC) in December,
The Nigerian forward's consistent good form has improved over time, as evidenced by his ranking ninth in the 2023 Ballon d'Or awards.
The Lagos-born striker scored 10 goals in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, including seven against São Tomé and Principe, despite losing the competition.
After making his official senior debut for the Super Eagles in June 2017, Haviong never looked back, amassing 20 goals in 27 games.
With his historic award on Monday in the Moroccan city of Marakesh, the "Nigerian Prince" has unquestionably solidified his status as one of the greatest players in Africa, if not the entire world.