Nigerian attacker Victor Osimhen won the Best African Player award at the Ghana Football Awards, beating out Mohammed Salah and treble-winner Riyad Mahrez.
The 24-year-old helped Napoli win the Serie A championship for the first time in more than three decades last season by scoring 31 goals in all competitions.
In what has been the Super Eagles forward’s best season as a professional, he has won awards and broken records, the most recent of which came from the Ghanaian awards event.
In an online video, Osimhen expressed gratitude to the organizers for the honor and pledged to uphold Africa’s honor.
The video was published on the Ghana Football Awards’ official Twitter page.
“It is a great privilege for me to win this award, it’s really a great honor. Thank you to those who voted for me and for the support. Major thanks to the organizers of the Ghana Football Awards for their love and support also, I appreciate you all for this recognition.
“I will keep making Africa proud, thank you all and God bless you,” he said.
The former Lille striker scored 31 goals last season in all competitions for Napoli and helped his club to win the title after a 33-year hiatus.
He was also impactful for the Eagles, scoring twice as the Eagles beat Sierra Leone 3-2 to qualify for next year’s AFCON in Ivory Coast.
The striker’s brilliant season also saw him win the top scorer award with 26 goals and also went further to break the former World Player of the Year George Weah’s long-time record as the African with the highest number of goals in Serie A history.
He was awarded the best striker in the league and is also a strong candidate for the best player’s gong at this year’s CAF awards.
