Super Eagles forward, Taiwo Awoniyi has declared that his compatriot and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen, deserves to be rewarded with the 2023 Africa Footballer of the Year.
Already a Ballon d’Or nominee, Osimhen last season led Napoli to the Serie A title for the first time in 31 years and scored a remarkable 10 goals in the qualifiers, as the Super Eagles sealed their place at the forthcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire.
Awoniyi, who was among the goals on Sunday when the Super Eagles lashed Sao Tome and Principe 6-0 in Uyo in their last Group A tie enroute to the AFCON finals, said Osimhen deserves top football accolades, adding that the world indeed has to reward the former Lille star.
“There should be no debate (about who should win the next African Footballer of the Year),” Awoniyi told NationSport.
“Of course, it has to be Victor Osimhen because he did what no other African or European player has done with his performance last season with Napoli.”
Awoniyi who just scooped Nottingham Forest’s Player of the Month and Goal of the Month Awards for August further said: “He (Osimhen) deserves top awards and the world should commend him because getting to those stages takes a lot and he’s still going beyond people’s expectations, I believe.”
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
