Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been crowned the 2023 CAF African Player of the Year; just as Asisat Oshoala, Super Falcon striker, also got crowned 2023 CAF Women’s ‘Player of the Year.’
Osimhen becomes the first Nigerian to win the coveted prize since Nwankwo Kanu won it in 1999.
And for the female category of the award, Oshoala’s triumph is her sixth time winning the award, pulling clear as the footballer with the most wins.
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Oshoala was adjudged the best African female football player in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022.
Osimhen beat Liverpool and Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and PSG and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi to the crown having had a remarkable 2022/2023 season, helping the Napoli win the Serie A title for the first time after over three decades.
He scored 26 league goals and 31 in all competitions to win the Golden Boot and emerge the Serie A Player of the Season.
