Full statement: Osimhen message on winning Italian Serie A

Victor Osimhen has penned an emotional statement after winning the Italian Serie A with Napoli.

In a tweet posted on Monday, Osimhen who won the highest goal scorer award of the league said it was the happiest moments of his life.

The 24-year-old scored a total number of 26 league goals in the just concluded season.

The statement reads in full;

“This is one of the happiest moments of my Life, We are the SCUDETTO CHAMPIONS!! This achievement fills me with pride and joy, and we couldn’t have done it without the unwavering support of our coaches, and the incredible Napoli fans. This victory belongs to all of us!

“The journey to this huge victory hasn’t always been smooth sailing, but it’s the ups and downs that have shaped us into the champions we are today! We turned every moment of adversity, setbacks, and tough defeats to more motivation, hunger and determination to keep fighting hard. The fans lifted us up, kept encouraging us, and reminding us of the greatness we were capable of achieving.

“Not only that, I emerged as the best striker of the Serie A 2022-2023 season, which makes me the first African player ever to win the golden boot in the league history and first player to combine this achievement with the Scudetto since 2009.This gives me so much joy and i am incredibly humbled to have achieved these.

To my fans worldwide , I see you all! The support, the motivations and the love, I am super grateful. You all have always honoured me and I am proud to be a Nigerian. Thank You For The Unforgettable Journey.God Is The Greatest ???.”

Osimhen made history as the first African to win the top scorer award in the league.

He also surpassed George Weah’s record for the African with the most Serie A goals with 49 goals, and also eclipsed Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o ( 21) for the most goal scored by an African in a single Serie A season