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Victor Osimhen emerged victorious, marking the first Nigerian to do so since Kanu Nwankwo’s victory  in 1999. The 2023 African Player of the Year was awarded to Nigerian and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen at the Confederations of African Football (CAF) Football Awards in Marrakech. The Super Eagles’ marksmen defeated Moroccan Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Egypt to win the prize. After leading his team to its first Serie A championship in more than thirty years,  Osimhen was awarded the coveted award. The Napoli entertainers dominated Italian football as the striker, who is based in Italy, scored 27 goals on all fronts. The 24-year-old accomplished this, making history as the first Napoli player to top score  in Italian football since Diego Maradona in 1987–88. After yet another outstanding campaign, Osimhen has become the first Nigerian to win the men’s award…

Partey and Kudus, two Ghanaian football players, were not included  on the final shortlist for the CAF men’s player of the year award in 2023. In November, the football governing body of the continent released the initial 30- man shortlist, which included both players. Kudus and Partey both play in the Premier League But the CAF narrowed down the field of nominees to just three, and now Achraf Hakimi, Victor Osimhen, and Mohamed Salah will compete for the coveted prize https://twitter.com/CAF_Online/status/1732814729008066869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1732814729008066869%7Ctwgr%5E19abea55f37d75cf4e9dd47ebb47bcdab3ac3c02%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpulsembed.eu%2Fp2em%2FV_VXrYFGK%2F In all competitions last season, Kudus scored eighteen goals and…