Nigeria’s Super Eagles has made the final shortlist of the 2023 CAF Best Player Award.
This was contained in an announcement made by the football body on Friday.
The statement reads;
“CAF has announced the shortlists for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023,” the African football governing body said on Friday.
The Napoli forward is the only Nigerian to make the final cut and will be aiming to win the award to cap off an impressive year in which he won the Italian Serie A and emerged top scorer in the league.
A few weeks ago, Osimhen finished 8th in the 2023 Ballon d’Or awards held in the French city of Paris. It was the highest any Nigerian Player ever achieved.
Other top players who made the final 10 nominees for the CAF award include holder and Senegalese forward Sadio Mane; Riyad Mahrez of Algeria; and Achraf Hakimi of Morocco among others.
Votes from a voting panel consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, Head coaches, and captains of member associations and clubs involved in the group stages of the Interclub competitions will determine the winner of the prestigious award.
The Awards Gala is scheduled to hold on Monday, 11 December 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Final Shortlist For 2023 CAF Best Player Prize
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Al Ahli)
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon, SSC Napoli)
Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon, Besiktas)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco, Manchester United)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco, Sevilla)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, SSC Napoli)
Sadio Mane (Senegal, Al Nassr