Victor Osimhen, a striker for the Super Eagles and Napoli has won the “Emerging player of the year award” at the 2022 Globe Soccer Awards.
The renowned prize was presented to the 23-year-old Napoli sensation during the event, which took place on November 17 at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
The Globe Soccer Awards issued a statement on its official Twitter handle, @Globe_Soccer, saying, “Congratulations to Victor Osimhen on winning the 2022 #GlobeSoccer Award for POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR.”
Osimhen won the award intended for the top young football talent in the world, defeating Gavi of Barcelona and Federico Valverde of Real Madrid.
Some others who were nominated but left out of the final are Rafael Leao of Milan, Hareb Abdullah, Julian Alvarez, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Francisco Conceiçao, Ryan Gravenberch, Josko Gvardiol, Nuno Mendes, Ilaix Moriba, Jamal Musiala, Pedri, and Bukaio Saka.
Osimhen has had an incredible season so far, scoring 10 goals in 14 games across all competitions.
