{"id":301722,"date":"2023-12-19T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=301722"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T13:00:52","slug":"osimhen-and-oshoala-crowned-africas-best-footballers-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/19\/osimhen-and-oshoala-crowned-africas-best-footballers-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen and Oshoala Crowned Africa\u2019s Best Footballers of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Victor Osimhen secures 2023 African Player of the Year, ending Nigeria&#8217;s 24-year quest; sixth Nigerian to claim the prestigious award<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Asisat Oshoala wins Women&#8217;s Player of the Year for the sixth time, leading Nigeria&#8217;s Super Falcons to Best Women\u2019s National Team title<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, both hailing from Nigeria, have secured the titles of Africa\u2019s best male and female footballers for the year 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/18\/champions-league-osimhens-napoli-to-face-barcelona-in-round-of-16-full-fixtures\/\">Osimhen<\/a> faced stiff competition from Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Moroccan Achraf Hakimi but emerged victorious as the 2023 African Player of the Year. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/12\/asisat-oshoala-nominated-for-2022-womens-ballon-dor-award-full-list\/\">Asisat Oshoala<\/a> clinched her sixth award as the Women&#8217;s Player of the Year, surpassing contenders Thembi Klagtlana from South Africa and Zambia\u2019s Barbara Banda.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen&#8217;s remarkable achievement in Morocco brought an end to Nigeria\u2019s 24-year-long quest for Africa\u2019s top individual football honor. The last Nigerian to claim this prestigious award was Kanu Nwankwo in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>This victory marks Osimhen as the fifth Nigerian international to achieve such a feat, following in the footsteps of Rashidi Yekini (1993), Emmanuel Amunike (1994), Nwankwo Kanu (1996), Victor Ikpeba (1997), and Nwankwo Kanu again in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The award recognizes Osimhen&#8217;s outstanding contributions to Napoli, where his 26 league goals propelled the team to its first Serie A title in 33 years. His performance shattered George Weah\u2019s record as the highest-scoring player from the continent in the Italian top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Osimhen made history by being the first player to win both the Player of the Year (Men) and Young Player of the Year (Men) awards in different seasons, a testament to his consistent excellence. Recently, he was crowned the 2022\/2023 Player of the Year in Italy\u2019s Serie A, following his previous win as the Young Player of the Year in the 2021\/2022 season.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing gratitude, Osimhen acknowledged the role of his coach, Emmanuel Amunike, at the U17 national team level, emphasizing that without Amunike, his achievement wouldn&#8217;t have been possible. He extended thanks to supporters, including Emmanue Adebayor, Salomon Kaluo, and African legends like Didier Drogba, his role model.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to individual accolades, Nigeria\u2019s Super Falcons claimed the title of the Best Women\u2019s National Team of the Year, a recognition of their outstanding performance at the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Chiamaka Nnadozie, the standout goalkeeper for the Super Falcons during the FIFA World Cup, received the Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) award. 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