{"id":791,"date":"2023-12-11T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=791"},"modified":"2023-12-11T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:09:00","slug":"victor-osimhen-crowned-2023-african-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=791","title":{"rendered":"Victor Osimhen crowned 2023 African Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><picture data-caption=\"Victor Osimhen\" data-image-source=\"article_photo\" style=\"--noscript-src: url(https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/rIMktkqTURBXy8zOTNlZmM5OGM5ODU5ZjRlY2M3ODFhYzcwY2ZlZWNhMi5qcGVnkpUDAM0DE80JN80FL5MFzQMWzQGu); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"Victor Osimhen\" class=\"image \" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/rIMktkqTURBXy8zOTNlZmM5OGM5ODU5ZjRlY2M3ODFhYzcwY2ZlZWNhMi5qcGVnkpUDAM0DE80JN80FL5MFzQMWzQGu\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/rIMktkqTURBXy8zOTNlZmM5OGM5ODU5ZjRlY2M3ODFhYzcwY2ZlZWNhMi5qcGVnkpUDAM0DE80JN80FL5MFzQMWzQGu\" style=\"border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; vertical-align: middle; width: 790px;\" title=\"Victor Osimhen\" width=\"790\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700;\">Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has won the 2023 African Player of the Year at the Confederations of African Football (CAF) Football Awards in Marrakech.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212529; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Super Eagles marksmen edged out Mohammed Salah of Liverpool and Egypt and Moroccan Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint Germain for the award.<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Victor Osimhen became the first Nigerian to win this prestigious award since Kanu Nwankwo won it in 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Osimhen won the coveted prize after firing his club to its first Serie A title in over three decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">The Italy-based striker plundered 27 goals across all fronts as the Napoli entertainers lit up Italian football.<\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">In doing so, the 24-year-old became the first Napoli player to finish top scorer in Italian football since Diego Maradona in 1987\/88.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Osimhen is now the first Nigerian winner of the men&#8217;s award since Kanu Nwankwo in 1999 after another prolific campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 27px;\">\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><span data-caption=\"CAF Player of the Year\" data-fancybox=\"images-e5c7a22c-1daa-490f-92b7-36c9ad213de3\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\"><picture style=\"--noscript-src: url(https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/ZguktkqTURBXy82MzgwNGZlNTdjMTdjMzdlNTAwNmQzODQxYTQwZDYwMy5qcGVnkZUCzQLQzQOEwsM); box-sizing: inherit; display: flex;\"><source data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/jBck9kqTURBXy82MzgwNGZlNTdjMTdjMzdlNTAwNmQzODQxYTQwZDYwMy5qcGVnkZUCzQLQzQOEwsPeAAKhMAahMQA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/jBck9kqTURBXy82MzgwNGZlNTdjMTdjMzdlNTAwNmQzODQxYTQwZDYwMy5qcGVnkZUCzQLQzQOEwsPeAAKhMAahMQA\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; 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height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; object-fit: cover; vertical-align: middle;\" title=\"CAF Player of the Year\" width=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529; font-size: 16px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit; color: #666666; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px auto; padding: 5px 8px 11px 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #212529; font-size: 16px;\">His goals propelled Napoli to their first Serie A crown since the days of Maradona &#8211; a triumph few predicted last summer.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;\">Oshimen\u2019s compatriot, Asisat Oshoala of Barcelona also won the Female Player of the Year. 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