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Victor Osimhen Wins Italian Footballer Of The Year Award (Photo)

Nigerian star footballer, Victor Osimhen has won the Italian Footballer of the year award after helping Napoli win their first Serie A title in 33 years.
He also scored 26 league goals to clinch the award at the Italian Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year award ceremony on Monday night.
“Victor Osimhen is the 2022/23 Footballer of the Year,” the awardees tweeted while announcing the 24-year-old as the winner.
Apart from winning the individual prize, Osimhen also earned a spot in the Serie A Team of the Year alongside teammates Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Kim Min-jae.
Others included in the list are Andrea Bastoni, Theo Hernández, Rafael Leão, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Mike Maignan, Stanislav Lobotka, and Nicolo Barella.
Monday’s event is coming one week before the CAF awards where the striker is in pole position to become the first Nigerian to win Africa’s top player prize since legendary Kanu Nwankwo in 1999. The event is billed for the Moroccan city of Marrakesh. Former Nigerian captains Mikel Obi and Vincent Enyeama were the closest to winning the award since Kanu but they ended second and third respectively in 2013 and 2014.
In October, Osimhen was ranked eighth in the 2023 Ballon d’Or, becoming the highest-rated Nigerian since the inception of the award. Kanu had finished 11th in 1996.
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Victor Osimhen Reveals Ballon d’Or Aspiration

Victor Osimhen, the Super Eagles and Napoli forward, has said he hopes to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award in his career.

Osimhen is among the 30 players nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.

Mohamed Salah, Andre Onana and Yassine Bonou are the other Africans on the shortlist.

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi and Manchester City forward, Erling Haaland are the favourites to win the award.

Osimhen is, however, determined to lay his hands on the award before hanging up his boot.

“If one day I could get closer to win it, that would be more than a dream come true for me. Just playing at this level is already amazing for me. If it comes, it comes,” the Nigeria international told Mario Balotelli’s Twitch Channel, Vox to Box on TV Play.

The 67th annual Ballon d’Or ceremony will take place on Monday 30 October 2023

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I Have Two Estates – Osimhen Reveals Retirement Plan

Victor Osimhen, the Napoli striker, is just 24 years old, but he is already planning for a safe landing after retirement.

The Super Eagles forward said he has acquired two estates, stressing that football is “temporary.”

He described the estates are his most expensive purchases.

He disclosed this in a recent chat with YouTuber, Korty EO.

Korty asked: “What’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought?”

Osimhen replied: “I have two estates. I’m a businessman o! Which is good because football is temporary. And when you are done playing you need to fall back to something.”

The Nigeria international also frowned at the attitude of some ladies who receive expensive gifts from their partners on their birthdays but only send birthday messages to their partners on their birthdays.

He said he couldn’t gift a lady a luxury bag on her birthday and then when it was his turn, the lady would send just birthday wishes.

“I cannot buy a birkin bag for a girl and e reach my turn, you are telling me ‘a king is born today’,” he said.

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Buying A House For My Dad Is One Of My Greatest Achievements – Osimhen Says

striker said he is sure his late parents are proud of him.

 Victor Osimhen

Victor Osimhen, the Super Eagles forward, has revealed that buying a house for his late father, James Osimhen is one of his greatest achievements.

He said he bought the house with the first money he made from football.

The Napoli talismanic striker said he is sure his late parents are proud of him.

The 24-year-old stated this in a recent chat with YouTuber, Korty EO.

He said, “God gives, and he takes. I lost my mum a long time ago. And I lost my father in 2020. But I know that they are proud of me.

“The first time I received my first money in football, I bought a house for my father. So, that’s one of the greatest achievements for me.

“To carry the name of the family on my shoulders, it’s actually not an easy thing. You got some attacking you spiritually. Some hating on you physically. And some backstabbing you. Because they prefer money to life, but it’s just God that’s keeping me.”

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Nigeria 6-0 Sao Tome: Osimhen Surpasses Obafemi Martins And Ikechukwu Uche On Nigeria’s Goalscoring Chart After Hat-Trick

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen on Sunday reached a new milestone.
He has now surpassed former Super Eagles strikers Obafemi Martins and Ikechukwu Uche on Nigeria’s goalscoring chart after scoring a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe in Uyo on Sunday, September 10.
Victor Osimhen equaled Obafemi Martins’s 18 goals for Nigeria after his first-half strike and then in the second half through a penalty, he equaled Ikechukwu Uche on 19 goals.
The match ended 6-0.
Osimhen scored the first goal of the match in the 14th minute before Ademola Lookman’s goal made it two to end the first half, 2-0.
Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi scored his goal just after resumption of proceedings with an acrobatic kick to make it three, with Nigeria unleashing the floodgates afterwards.
After some nice interchangeable play, Osimhen won and converted a penalty, and then substitute Samuel Chukwueze provided an assist which completed Osimhen’s hat-trick.
Chukwueze then scored in the final minutes with an assist from Victor Boniface to wrap the victory.
The victory ensures Nigeria wins the group with 15 points.
Osimhen has surpassed former Liberia striker George Weah as the African with the highest number of goals in the Italian League top-flight history.
Last season, Victor Osimhen helped Napoli to its first league title in 33 years claiming the Serie A top-scorer Award.
Osimhen has now scored 20 goals with the senior national, drawing him closer to Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
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Napoli President Sets €200m Price Tag On Osimhen, Says Only PSG Can Afford Him

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has placed a price-tag on Victor Osimhen.
According to him, the only club that can afford Osimhen is Paris Saint-Germain.
According to him, Osimhen’s price is 200 million euros.
The striker is in negotiations to extend his contract and so far the Partenopei are resisting the idea of a release clause.
“The only club that can afford to take Osimhen away from us is Paris Saint-Germain,” De Laurentiis told Sport Mediaset.
“So if Nasser Al-Khelaifi wants to take out 200 or so, then we will wait and evaluate.”
It is reported no clubs have been prepared to go over €100m so far, especially a concern because the asking price was believed to be in the region of €150m.
This evening, De Laurentiis revealed it is even higher than that and this is why he is confident the Nigeria international will remain this season.
The €200m price-tag would make Osimhen one of the most expensive signings of all time, but would be one of the options if Kylian Mbappe were to leave.
Still only 24 years of age, the Nigerian was Capocannoniere last term with 26 goals in 32 Serie A appearances and helped Napoli win their first title in 33 years.
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Olamide Is My Favourite Nigerian Artiste, He Inspires Me – Osimhen

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has named Olamide as his favourite artiste.
The 2022/23 Serie A winner added that Olamide inspires him.
Osimhen made this known in an interview with Pooja Media.
According to Osimhen, listening to past hits from the YBNL boss before matches always inspires him.
“First of all like during my spare time after lunch we are relaxing for like two, three hours before the final meeting to get to the stadium, I listen to Olamide’s rap he’s done in recent years that is inspirational to me. Olamide is my best musician actually in Nigeria, I use to listen to him I have his playlist.
 
“Then after before I go for the team meeting I say my prayers and when we are in the bus I use to listen to Nas and Damian Marley’s ‘Only The Strong Survive’.
 
“When I listen to these songs I always put it in my head that I’m going for war everytime, when I’m playing I’m going for war. It’s not like I’m going there to die or someone is going to die but I feel like only the strong means I want to win I don’t want to lose.
 
“These are the songs that I actually listen to that really psych me up.“
Osimhen guided Napoli to their first Serie A title since 1990.
The 24-year-old won the golden boot award after scoring 26 goals in the Italian topflight.
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Serie A: Osimhen Becomes Second Nigerian to Win Scudetto, Breaks Other Records

Victor Osimhen has helped Napoli win their first Seria A title after 33 years.
He became the second Nigerian to win the Scudetto after Napoli’s historic feat on Thursday night.
The Partenopei claimed their first Serie A title in 33 years after playing out a 1-1 draw with Udinese at the Dacia Arena.
Obafemi Martins was the first Nigerian to achieve the feat with Inter Milan in the 2005/06 season.
Osimhen not only won it with Napoli this time, he also played a pivotal role in the Partenopei’s victory.
The 24-year-old has so far scored 22 goals and provided four assists in 27 league games this season.
The striker is now in contention to become the first African to win the Golden Boot in the Italian top-flight.
The Nigeria international now holds the record for the most goals in a Serie A season by an African player after erasing Samuel Eto’o’s old mark.
Osimhen is also now the joint highest African goalscorer ever in Serie A (46 goals).
He shares the record with former AC Milan forward George Weah, who is also now the president of Liberia.
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Napoli Fans Have Waited Long Enough For Serie A Title — Victor Osimhen

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has sent a message to Napoli fans as they prepare to lift the Seria A title.
According to him, the fans have waited long enough for the moment.
Napoli edged closer to the Italian topflight title after beating Juventus 1-0 away on Sunday, April 23.
A stoppage time goal from Giacomo Raspadori sealed the win for Napoli taking Luciano Spalletti’s side to 17 points ahead of second placed Lazio.
A win for Napoli against Salernitana and Lazio failing to beat Inter will see Osimhen and his teammates crowned champions.
The last time Napoli were crowned champions of Italy was in 1990 under the guidance of late Argentina football great Diego Maradona.
Taking to social media; Osimhen wrote: ”Dear Neapolitans,You Have Waited Long Enough!Now It’s Your Turn!!!💙🤍.”
Osimhen still leads the top scoring chart with 21 goals.
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Napoli Fans Go Gaga In The Street Of Naples For Oshimen After Win Against Juventus

Fans of Napoli have taken to the street to celebrate Nigerian international Victor Osimhen and the club for defeating Juventus over the weekend.
This is as the club gets closer to a historic Seria A title.
Thousands of joyous Napoli supporters greeted the team early Monday as they returned from their victory over Juventus, according to AFP.
Fans flew banners and flags and sang songs as the team arrived shortly before 3:00 am (0100 GMT) at Naples-Capodichino Airport from Turin.
Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the two stars of Luciano Spalletti’s team, climbed onto the roof of the team bus to hail the fans below.
After the vehicle carefully navigated its way out of the crowd, it drove into town followed by dozens of scooters.
Napoli’s 1-0 triumph at Juventus on Sunday left them 17 points clear at the top of the table.
To be crowned champions for the first time since 1990 this weekend, Napoli will have to beat regional rivals Salernitana on Saturday, and will need Inter Milan to avoid a home defeat by Lazio on Sunday.
On Sunday, Spalletti warned it wasn’t yet time to start celebrating, noting that “we still have a little way to go”.

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