Nigerian president Ahmed Bola Tinubu has congratulated Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, on winning the CAF 2023 Men’s Player of the Year award, and the “remarkable achievements of Asisat Oshoala” of the women’s team who clinched the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of The Year for the sixth time.
Bola Tinubu also has sent his congratulatory message to Chiamaka Nnadozie, who was awarded the Woman Goalkeeper of the Year, as well as the Super Falcons for emerging the Women’s National Team of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023.
The Nigeria players won big last night at the CAF Awards 2023.
“I commend the trio of Osimhen, Oshoala and Nnadozie for their outstanding performances on both national and international stages, and for being sources of pride to the nation and an inspiration for aspiring footballers across the continent”.
“Watching the great ambassadors of Nigeria stand atop the podium as the African Footballers of the Year, in the men and women categories, on Monday night in Marrakesh, Morocco, has strengthened our belief that with hard work, perseverance, and the help of God, everything this nation needs for greatness is within us and available to us,” the president wrote on X.
“I commend Victor and Asisat for not forgetting their roots and days of humble beginnings in the game they love so much and for acknowledging the role of indigenous coaches in shaping their careers.”
Other winners include, Walid Regragui, the 48-year-old Morocco head coach, grabbed the CAF’s Best Coach of the Year in the men’s category for steering his team to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.
See full list of winners of African Men’s Player of The Year since 1992
