Osimhen Named African Player Of the Year

Napoli’s Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen was voted African player of the year on Monday during a ceremony organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Osimhen, an Italian champion and quarter-finalist in the Champions League with his club, beat Liverpool’s Egypt attacker Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain’s Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi to the award.