Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has won the ‘Best African International Player’ award at the 2023 Ghana Football Awards, NRTC reports.
The 24-year-old pipped Riyad Mahrez, Mohammed Salah, and Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou to the award on Sunday night.
Osimhen claims the prize for the first time as he also becomes the first Nigerian to win it.
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The Napoli forward enjoyed a blissful league campaign where he led Napoli to their first Serie A title since 1990.
During the season, he also became the first African to win the Serie A top scorer award with 26 goals. He was also named the best striker in the 2022-23 league season following his superlative performances for the Naples club.
Subject of interest amongst various European clubs
Currently, the former Wolfsburg and Lille striker is linked with a move away from the club. The likes of Chelsea, Bayern Munich, PSG and Manchester United are reportedly interested in landing him before the 2023/24 season.
Osimhen’s most recent outing for the Super Eagles was his man-of-the-match performance against Sierra Leone in the 2023 AFCON qualifier where he scored a brace to help Nigeria secure a ticket for the next AFCON tournament.
Asides Osimhen, Ajax attacker Mohammed Kudus also won the ‘Footballer Of The Year’ award during the 2023 Ghana Football Awards.
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Other awardees are:
- Ernest Appiah Nuamah (Odartey Lamptey Future Star Award).
- Sampson Eduku — Male Home-based Footballer Of The Year
- Mary Amponsah — Female Home-based Footballer Of The Year
- Eric Zeze — Goal Of The Season
- Abednego Tetteh — Ghana Premier League Goal King Award
- Medeama SC — Male Team Of The Year
- Evans Adotey — Men’s Coach Of The Year
- Felix Kyei — Goalkeeper Of The Year Award.