Asisat Oshoala And Victor Osimhen.
Nigeria’s Footballers Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have made it to the final three for the CAF Player of the Year awards in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively.
Osimhen, who was the leading scorer in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, will be competing with Egypt’s Mohammed Salah, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez for the top prize. He played a crucial role in Napoli winning the Scudetto last season and received the Golden Boot for scoring 26 goals.
Oshoala, the reigning African women’s player of the year, is contending with South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda for the top honor.