Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen named best African player in France
Osimhen is only the second Nigerian to win this award.
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been named the 2020 winner of Prix Marc-Vivien Foé, the award given to the Best African player in Ligue 1 in a season.
For his impact in the 2019/2020 season, Osimhen who plays for Lille has been announced as the winner.
The Nigeria international had a successful debut season in France where he scored 18 goals in 31 appearances in all competition.
The 21-year-old striker beat his compatriot Moses Simon who also had a good season with Nates.
Other players who were in the running for the award were Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain and Senegal), Mbaye Niang (Rennes and Senegal) Edouard Mendy (Rennes and Senegal), Habib Diallo (Metz and Senegal), Islam Slimani (Monaco and Algeria), Andy Delort (Montpellier and Algeria), Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims and Morocco), Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne and Gabon) and Hamari Traore (Renness and Mali).
Osimhen is now only the second Nigerian to win the award since its inception in 2009 after former Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama who won it in 2014.
Other previous winners include Côte d'Ivoire forward Gervinho and Arsenal stars Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pépé.
The Nigerian who joined Lille last summer from Belgian club Sporting Charleroi.
His performances have also been rewarded as he won the Lille’s Player of the Year award and was included in Ligue 1’s Team of the Season.
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