The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled nominees for its 2023 awards, with Victor Osimhen as one of the stand out names. The Nigerian striker is reaching out for all the awards possible for his sensational form this year. The 2023 awards ceremony will take place on December 11, in Marrakech, Morocco. Osimhen who has been impressing for Napoli, finds himself among the 30 players nominated for the continental title of CAF African Player of the Year.
Victor Osimhen – Getty image In addition to his inclusion in the Player of the Year category, CAF has also introduced the CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year category for the first time. Osimhen made history on Monday, during the Ballon d’Or awards where he emerged as the 8th best footballer in the world, the first time any Nigerian footballer will reach such height. He is also the first Napoli player to make the top 10 list, since the history of the club. Meanwhile, the winners in each category of the CAF Awards will be decided through a voting process. See full list of all 30 nominees for the CAF Best Player of the Year Award (Men) 1. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund) 2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli) 3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen) 4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli) 5. Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas) 6. Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest) 7. Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr) 8. Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille) 9. Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids) 10. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly) 11. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly) 12. Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly) 13. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) 14. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United) 15. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal) 16. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart) 17. Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur) 18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain) 19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille) 20. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray) 21. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United) 22. Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club) 23. Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal) 24. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla) 25. Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns) 26. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli) 27. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr) 28. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur) 29. Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly) 30. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)