Osimhen Bags AIC Footballer Of The Year Award
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, was on Monday night, named the Italian Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year.
The award was in recognition of his stellar showing with Neopolitans last season where he won the league with the team.
The Nigeria forward 26 goals were instrumental in helping the Partenopei win their first Scudde in 33 years.
This feat has also seen the Nigerian nominated for many awards, including the FIFA Best and Balon d’Or.
He was also included in the Serie team of the year alongside Mike Maignan, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Kim Min-jae, Andrea Bastoni, Theo Hernández, Stanislav Lobotka, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Nicolo Barella, Rafael Leão, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
The award ceremony also had other accolades, including the team of the year, coach of the year, club of the year, and goal of the season.
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