Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has been voted as the Italian Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year for his exploits during the 2022–23 season.
The 24-year-old Nigerian international played a major role in Napoli’s league title win in 33 years, scoring 26 goals.
He was also named in the Serie team of the year alongside Mike Maignan, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-jae, Andrea Bastoni, Theo Hernández, Stanislav Lobotka, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Nicolo Barella, Rafael Leão, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Osimhen was ranked eighth in the 2023 Ballon d’Or and was also nominated for the FIFA Best Awards. Similarly, he’s also in the running for the Globe Soccer Award.
He’s one of the 10 final nominees for the 2023 CAF Awards, set to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 11
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