The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the 30 nominees for the 2023 African Player of the Year award, including prominent Nigerian Victor Osimhen, reports Soccernet.ng. Reported.
Osimhen has been named one of the favorites to be named continental player of the year at the prestigious tournament gala night scheduled for December 11, alongside Liverpool’s Egypt striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal’s Ghana midfielder. He will join Fielder Thomas Partey and PSG and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi. 2023, Marrakech, Morocco.
Osimhen stands out as the frontrunner for the coveted title due to his impressive achievements.
The 24-year-old striker has been in the spotlight for his key role in securing Napoli’s third Scudetto title and reaching the historic UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Moreover, a commendable 8th place finish in the Ballon d’Or race further enhanced his status among other African soccer stars in 2023.
If Osimhen wins the prestigious CAF Player of the Year title, he will join other great Nigerian players such as Nwankwo Kanu, Rashidi Yekini, Emmanuel Amunike and Victor Ikpeba who have already won the prestigious award. will continue in his footsteps. >
Interestingly, Osimhen could become the first Nigerian to win the award since Kanu was named player of the match in 1999, ending a 24-year wait for the three-time African champion. The period has come to an end.
Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala were named African Player of the Year and African Player of the Year respectively at the CAF Awards Gala held in Rabat, Morocco in July 2022.
Full List of Nominees (in alphabetic order by Member Association):
Player of the Year (Men)
1. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)
3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)
5. Vincent Abubakar (Besiktas, Cameroon)
6 Ibrahim Sangare (Nottingham Forest, Ivory Coast)
7 Seko Fofana (Al Nasr, Ivory Coast)
8 Chancel Mbemba (Democratic Republic of Congo, Olympic Marseille)
9Fiston Wisdom (Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Pyramids)
1 Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Qahalaba” (Egypt and Ahli)
11. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahli, Egypt)
12. Mohamed El-Shenawi (Egypt, Al-Ahly)
13. Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)14. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana & West Ham United)15. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
16. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)
17. Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)
20. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco, Galatasaray)21. Sofian Amrabat (Morocco, Manchester United)22. Yahya Jabran (Morocco Ouidad Athletic Club)23. Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)24. Youssef en Nesyri (Morocco, Seville)
25. Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)26. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)
27. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)
28. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)
29. Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)
30. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdan (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)
