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Osimhen Wins Serie A Player Of The Month Award For February

Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has won the Serie A Player of the Month Award for February.
The award was given to him by the Italian Footballers Association (AIC).
“Osimhen has been named Player of the Month…Congratulations, Victor!” Napoli Tweeted on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Nigerian also won the Serie A Player and Goal of the Month award for January.
In February, Osimhen scored four goals in four league appearances for Serie A leaders Napoli.
The player of the month award is coming on the heels of the 2022 Best Foreign Athlete award he won. Makesense Media reports,
He recently bagged the Emerging Player of the Year Award at the 2022 Globe Awards and the 2021/2022 Serie A Young Player of the Year Award.
Osimhen is the top scorer in the Italian Serie A with 19 goals from 21 league appearances.
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Osimhen becomes Nigeria’s all-time leading scorer in Serie A.

Victor Osimhen became the most prolific Nigerian scorer in the history of the Italian championship with his 32nd Serie A goal on Saturday for Napoli.

The Nigerian international made history during Napoli’s 2-1 victory over Atalanta in Bergamo. He joined the club from Lille just over two years ago for an African transfer record fee.

After Osimhen handled the ball in the box in the 19th minute, his compatriot Ademola Lookman gave the hosts the lead from the spot, but he turned the tables four minutes later by heading in the equalizer with a goal that rose higher than La Dea’s defense line.

In the 35th minute, Eljif Elmas took a touch and scored from 10 yards as Napoli fought back to win the top-of-the-table match and go eight points clear. Osimhen had just outrun Merih Demiral down the right, and he had pulled the ball back for Elmas.

Osimhen and Simy Nwankwo, a fellow countryman, were level for the lead in goals (31) going into the match against Atalanta.

However, the 23-year-old has already surpassed the former Crotone hero with his goal from last Saturday.

Obafemi Martins, a former striker for Inter Milan, scored 28 goals, while Stephen Makinwa and Victor Nsofor each scored 16 and 14 goals for Atalanta and Chievo Verona, respectively.

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Victor Osimhen’s Playing Style and Didier Drogba’s Reaction

Didier Drogba, a veteran of Chelsea, has commented on Victor Osimhen, a forward for Napoli, and his sense of teamwork.

The Super Eagles attacker was seen in a video deciding to award his teammate a penalty that he had earned on his own during the game against Ajax. Drogba praised Osimhen for his selflessness, saying that the Nigerian’s deed was also an example of teamwork.

Osimhen has been in outstanding form ever since moving from Lille to the Serie A team. He has scored a total of two goals this season, which is both the most in Serie A.