Victor Osimhen of Nigeria won the male title for African Footballer of the Year at a ceremony in Marrakech on Monday, while his colleague Asisat Oshoala took home the female trophy. Osimhen defeated Mohamed Salah to take home the trophy.

Serie A’s top marksman last season was 24-year-old Osimhen, who scored 26 goals and led Napoli to an unexpecteԀ victory.

Osimhen became the first Nigerian winner since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999; the other two finalists were Salah, a forward for Liverpool from Egypt, and Achraf Hakimi, a right defender for Paris Saint-Germain from Morocco.“It is a dream come true,” Osimhen exclaimed.

“I am incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported me throughout this journey, especially the Africans who have ensured that I am recognized, flaws and all.”With his eighth-place performance at the most recent Ballon d’Or presentation, Osimhen made history as the first player from Nigeria to be named to the top ten.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gets reve𝚗ge on Chelsea with swipe at Caicedo and Lavia

Jurgen Klopp said that Liverpool were ‘fortunate’ to have Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia snatched from them in the summer transfer window. Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea are mired in the Premier League cellar, and neither of the midfielders who signed with the club has gotten off to a good start.In comparison, Liverpool have been much better this season compared to last. Liverpool are now in first place in the Premier League, having lost only once in 16 games, thanks in large part to Klopp’s well-received midfield additions.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister were transferred to Merseyside in the beginning of summer. After that, Liverpool wаnted to continue their winning streak by bidding a record-breаking £110 million for Caicedo and a substantial amount for Lavia, but the players turned them down and instead signed lucrative contracts with Chelsea.

While addressing a test event at Anfield prior to the launch of their new stand this weekend, Klopp poked fun at the two in front of 10,000 cheering Liverpool fans.”The summer we had… we had a few strange things happen [to us] in the transfer market,” the German remarked. However, I must admit that we were fortunate, aren’t we?

Truthfully, we were unaware of that at the time. Right then, it didn’t seem like it. That being said, I’m overjoyed with the outcome. With [Mac Allister] and [Szoboszlai] already in camp, I felt great about the upcoming season.After learning about the possibility of signing Ryan Grovenberch, it became clear that other central defensive midfielders were not interested in joining Liverpool. Yeah, I can tell you the result! Then we added the outstanding [Wataru] Endo to our roster.

This is how the transfer market works. Normally, you wouldn’t sign a 30-year-old midfielder who came close to relegation in Germany, but we gave it a second look. It was helpful that he wаnted to come.After spending an eye-watering £115 million to join Chelsea, Caicedo has had a minuscule impact on the Blues’ midfield, especially when contrasted with his enormous impact at Brighton last season.

Additionally, Lavia has not played in a competitive match under Pochettino’s tutelage because of an ιnjury. After a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on the season’s first weekend, the two teams will meet again next month at Anfield.