Nigerian and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is finally showing off his Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) Footballer of the Year award to fans on social media, as he shares some words of thanks to them for their supports.
The AIC awards, which began in 1968, include several notable accolades, including the team of the year, coach of the year, club of the year and goal of the season.
After leading the line in the Partenopei’s first title-winning season in 33 years, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and his teammates were recognized across various categories on Monday evening.
Taking to his social media handle on Tuesday, 5th December 2023, posting a series of photos from the award ceremonies, he captioned the photos with some words of thanks, to the organizers, family, and friends, and to his supporters for their votes and unending support.
The most prestigious award of the night and the last to be handed out is the Player of the Year, which have previously been awarded to the likes of Rafael Leao, Gianluigi Buffon, Cristiano Ronaldo, Andrea Prilo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Napoli frontman Victor Osimhen was selected as the 2023 winner largely thanks to his goalscoring contributions. During Napoli’s Scudetto-winning campaign, the Nigerian found the net on 26 occasions from 32 Serie A appearances.
Despite a tougher start to the 2023-24 campaign and recent struggles with injury, Osimhen has continued his impressive goals-per-game ratio, with six from 10 after the 14th game week.