The 24-year-old helped Napoli win the Serie A championship for the first time in more than three decades last season by scoring 31 goals in all competitions.
In what has been the Super Eagles forward’s best season as a professional, he has won awards and broken records, the most recent of which came from the Ghanaian awards event.
In an online video, Osimhen expressed gratitude to the organizers for the award and pledged to uphold Africa’s honour.
“It is a great privilege for me to win this award, it’s really a great honour. Thank you to those who voted for me and the support. Major thanks to the organisers of Ghana Football Awards for their love and support also, I appreciate you all for this recognition.
“I will keep making Africa proud, thank you all and God bless you,” he stated.
The video was published on the Ghana Football Awards’ official Twitter page.
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He had a significant impact on the Eagles as well, scoring twice in their 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone to earn a spot in the AFCON in Ivory Coast the following year.
He also won the league’s top striker award.
With 26 goals, the striker broke George Weah’s long-standing record for the most goals scored by an African in Serie A history. The striker’s outstanding season also saw him earn the best scorer title.
