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“In 10 years time, you will know what you’ve done.” Balotelli tells Osimhen

The name Victor Osimhen will forever be revered in Napoli and the reason isn’t far-fetched. He scored the title winner

The Nigerian forward ushered Napoli into their first Serie A title, the Scudetto title after 33 years. His equalizer in Napoli’s 1-1 draw with Udinese on Thursday is the club’s first since the Diego Maradona era.

Osimhen has also now equalled Ballon d’Or winner, George Weah’s record for the highest African goalscorer in Serie A with 46 goals, broken Cameroon legend, Samuel Eto’o’s record for the most goals scored by an African player in a single Serie A season. With 22 Serie A goals, 4 assists in 27 games this season, he will become the first African to win the Serie A Golden Boot.

Former Italian player, Mario Balotelli, congratulated the man of the moment on his Instagram live session on Thursday,  adding that  he would realize how huge of a feat it is later on.

 “I have been calling some friends from Napoli, it is crazy. Trust me, you did something incredible. You still don’t know what you did. You will realise with the years. Not tomorrow, not next year. In ten years, you will understand what you did.” Balotelli said.

Reacting to the victory, the forward tweeted, “A Prophecy Fulfilled! GOD Is The Greatest.”

We can safely say he has become the greatest Napoli player in the club’s history.

Take a bow champ!

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Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen named best African footballer in France.

Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen has won the 2020 edition of the Marc-Vivien Foe Award as the Best African Player in the French Ligue 1. The Lille player who scored 13 goals & made 5 assists in 27 appearances for Lille and 18 goals in all competitions is the youngest-ever recipient of the Prix Marc Vivien-Foé, named in honour of the late Cameroon player who died aged 28 in 2003.

The 21-year-old emerged the winner from a list of 11 African footballers who were shortlisted for the award. Algeria’s Islam Slimani (Monaco) finished 2nd in voting for the Marc Vivien Foe prize for the Best African player of the 2019-20 French Ligue 1 season, Slimani (9 goals, 8 assists in 18 appearances) finished second.

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“It’s something I’ll treasure forever, I’m really proud to have this award with [Marc Vivien Foé’s] name on it.” He said in a telephone interview.

He was voted top African player in Ligue 1, the French top flight, by a panel of 100 journalists. Past winners include Aubameyang, Dede Ayew, Chamakh & Gervinho are all past winners. He becomes the second Nigerian after Vincent Enyeama to win it.

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2 Nigerian Players Named Among World's Top 50 Wonderkids

Top football portal, goal.com today, 20th January, 2016 released its annual list of the 50 best under-18  players in the world. Goal called upon the expertise of its 37 editions across the globe to come up with the list. Two Nigerian players have however made the cut. Sadiq Umar and Victor Osimhen occupied the 15th and 17th positions respectively. Read goal’s piece about them below.

15. SADIQ UMAR | Nigeria & Roma | 1997 | Exploded onto the Serie A scene during the winter period, netting a goal against Genoa in what was just his second ever appearance in Serie before striking again in the draw with Chievo earlier this month. His goals were not enough to save Rudi Garcia from the sack but the lanky yet agile Nigerian striker looks set for a long and successful career for both club and country.

17. VICTOR OSIMHEN | Nigeria & Ultimate Strikers Academy | 1998 | In winning the Golden Boot at last year’s Under-17 World Cup with 10 goals, the Nigerian striker bedazzled top European scouts with his coolness in front of goal and impressive physicality. Ultimately, Wolfsburg won a very competitive race to land this powerful, pacy, long-limbed forward.
Read the full list here


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