After being conferred with the National Award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by former President Muhammadu Buhari, Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has received yet another honour from the world football body, FIFA.
Osimhen recently helped Napoli win the Serie A title for the first time in 33 years and also became the first African to win the Serie A Top Scorer Award.
He also broke a 14-year jinx of being the first player since Zlatan Ibrahimovic to win the Scudetto and the Serie A Top Scorer Award the same season.
His 10 goals in seven matches broke the long-standing record of nine goals in a single tournament previously jointly held by Frenchman Florent Sinama Pongolle and Ivorian Souleymane Coulibaly.
Osimhen has been an example for many young footballers since his emergence onto the international scene in 2015 when his record 10 goals fired the Golden Eaglets to a fifth U-17 World Cup title in Chile.
The 24-year-old finished as the tournament’s top scorer, winning the Golden Boot award along with the Silver Ball for his impressive performances.That feat also earned him the 2015 CAF Youth Player of The Year prize.
In recognition of his rise to prominence, he was presented with a personalised ball and shift by FIFA.
