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Osimhen Bags Best African International at Ghana Football Awards.
Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has bagged the Best African International award at the 5th edition of the Ghana Football Awards.
At the awards ceremony conducted on Sunday at the Accra International Conference Center, Osimhen was declared the winner.
The 24-year-old defeated Riyad Mahrez, a triple winner, and Mohamed Salah, a star for Liverpool and Egypt.
Osimhen contributed to Napoli’s 2022–23 Serie A championship, their first since the 1989–1990 campaign.
He became the first African to accomplish the mark by tallying 26 goals in the Italian top division.
He received the Serie A Best Striker award for the recently finished season.
Osimhen is also a favourite to win the African Player of the Year award.
He contributed with two goals when the Super Eagles defeated Sierra Leone 3-2 to earn a spot in Côte d’Ivoire for the 2023 AFCON.
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