2023 CAF Awards: Osimhen and Oshoala Lead Nigeria’s Trophy Haul in Morocco

It’s a beautiful night for the fans of Nigerian football, as the duo of Victor James Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the 2023 African Men and Women’s Footballer of the Year respectively.

Osimhen’s win is coming on the back of an impressive 2022/23 league campaign with Napoli, where he scored 26 goals from 32 Serie A appearances to help the Partenopei win the Scudetto.

The 24-year-old international becomes the first Nigerian to win the award in the past 24 years since Kano Nwankwo Kanu last won it in 1999.

Victor Osimhen wins the CAF Player of the Year award!

He becomes the first Nigerian to win the award in 24 years!#CAFAwards2023 pic.twitter.com/BHzBWPNWCX

— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) December 11, 2023

Asisat Oshoala on the other hand has now won a record sixth African Women’s Player of the Year award, with this year’s largely due to her exploits with Barcelona Femeni’s UEFA Women’s Champions League success last season.

Asisat Oshoala wins the CAF Women's Player of the Year award for record 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 time!

It's her birthright 🐐#CAFAwards2023 pic.twitter.com/Lar5vAcjDH

— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) December 11, 2023

Altogether, Nigeria was the biggest winner on the night, as the country won four out of their five nominations, including the Best Women’s National Team and the Best Women’s Goalkeeper bestowed on the Super Falcons’ Chiamaka Nnadozie.

Nigeria at #CAFAwards2023 🇳🇬

• Women’s National Team of the Year
• Men’s Player of the Year
• Women’s Player of the Year
• Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year pic.twitter.com/SI42cLeUg8

— 49th. (@the49thstreet) December 11, 2023