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Super Eagles and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has won the Best African International award at the 5th edition of the Ghana Football Awards.
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Osimhen was announced the winner at the awards held on Sunday at the Accra International Conference Center.
The 24-year-old beat off competition from Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and treble winner Riyad Mahrez.
Osimhen helped Napoli win the 2022/23 Serie A title, their first since the 1989-1990 season.
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He scored 26 goals in the Italian topflight to become the first-ever African to achieve the feat.
He was named Serie A Best Striker for the just concluded campaign.
Also, he scored two goals as the Super Eagles beat Sierra Leone 3-2 to qualify for the 2023 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire.
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