![]() "Scoring goals may be easy in England but doing so in Italy is not because they are defensively and tactically strong." "What Osimhen has done is incredible," ex-Arsenal and Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who won the award in 2008, told Caf TV. ![]() "The goals and jubilation of victories keep me going even when the critics, hate and pain of defeats hit me hard in the chest."Īfter scoring 26 goals to help Napoli to a first Italian league title in 33 years, Osimhen became the first Nigerian to win the Caf's men's award since former Arsenal forward Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. "My football journey has been a rollercoaster of highs, tough lows and emotions. "As a young boy who had to hawk in traffic almost every day in order to survive the numerous challenges my family and I were facing, becoming a treasure in Africa and world football was a wild dream," he said in a message posted on X. He had to sell newspapers and bottles of water, describing his situation as being "in the trenches". Greeted daily with the stench from a waste dump in his neighbourhood, Osimhen says he had a burning desire to succeed against all odds. "I have to thank everybody who has helped me on this journey and all Africans who have helped to put me on the map despite my faults," Osimhen said.
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