Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen has had a phenomenal season with Napoli and he deserves a perfect ending by breaking Nigeria's 24-year jinx to become the African Player of the Year

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen has been in impeccable form during the 2022/23 season, smashing records and winning accolades along the way.

With the end-of-season awards set to take place soon, the Super Eagles forward will be a shoo-in for a number of accolades, including the prestigious African Player of the Year award for 2023.

Given the season that Osimhen has had, he is a sure shot to follow in the footsteps of Nigerian greats like Nwankwo Kanu and Emmanuel Amueke in being named the best footballer on the continent.

We have compiled 5 major reasons why the Super Eagles star is set to break the 24-year-old jinx of Nigerian players with the African Player of the Year award.

5 reasons why Victor Osimhen is the African Player of the Year

Top African goal-scorer in the top five leagues
Osimhen’s incredible 2022/23 season has been exemplified by his outstanding goal-scoring.

The sensational forward has scored 28 goals in all competitions this season, including 22 for Napoli in Serie A.

His glut of goals in the Italian top flight means that he is the top African goalscorer of this campaign in the top five European leagues, with Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah the closest to Osimhen, thanks to his 18 Premier League goals so far this season.

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Osimhen has done well and he is still doing well, continue to make Nigeria proud.

5 reasons is too much.

Him winning the Italian Serie A is enough.

His competitors are Salah, mane, Mahrez, Hakimi and Eric maxim choupo-moting