Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has won the 2023 CAF Men’s Player of the Year.
Osimhen was named the winner ahead of Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah of Egypt.
He becomes the first Nigerian to win it since Nwankwo Kanu Kanu in 1999.
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala also won the Women’s Player of the Year for a record-extending sixth time.
The Super Falcons forward won ahead of South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda.
Oshoala’s teammate, Chiamaka Nnadozie won the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award.
The Super Falcons won the National Team of the Year award.