Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has made the final shortlist for the 2023 CAF African Men’s Player of The Year Award, The PUNCH reports.
The Confederation of African Football, on its official X handle on Thursday, released the lists of the three final nominees in different categories for the prestigious awards.
Osimhen will be vying with Morocco’s Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi and Egypt’s Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah.
The 24-year-old has been in fine form for Napoli in the past 12 months guiding the Serie A club to their first league victory in 33 years and scoring a league-high 26 goals in 32 Serie A games last season, and 31 goals across all competitions.
In the women’s category, Barcelona Femeni Asisat Oshoala battle South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Barbra Banda of Zambia, as goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie dropped out of the race for the Player of The Year of the women’s award.
