
AFCONQ: OSIMHEN, TWO OTHER SUPER EAGLES STARS JOIN MANE, SALAH ON AFRICA’S TOP TEN LIST
Super Eaglesi striker Victor Osimhen has been named the most outstanding performer of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
According to Sofascore, Osimhen is the player with the highest rating during the qualification series, with a score of 8.18 out of 10.
The Napoli talisman led the goalscorer’s chart with ten goals in six matches, five more than his nearest challenger.
Osimhen, Serie A’s most valuable player and one of the most sought-after forwards, is among the favourites to be named CAF’s Best Player of the Year.
The 24-year-old attacker was recently included in the top 30 nominee list for the Ballon d’Or and will be one of the players to watch at the AFCON in January.
In second place on the Sofascore list after Osimhen is former Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane, with an 8.10 rating.
Mane managed five out of Senegal’s 12 goals to help the reigning African champions qualify for the AFCON with an unbeaten record.
Burkina Faso striker Dango Ouattara (7.76) and Mozambique star Geny Catamo (7.53) follow Mane on the ratings table.
While Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah (7.48) completes the continent’s top five.
Only Nigeria boast more than one player on the top ten list, though, with the duo of Nantes winger Moses Simon (7.46) and Porto full-back Zaidu Sanusi (7.45) coming in at sixth and seventh, respectively.
Moses is joint-sixth with Gabon’s attacking midfielder Guelor Kanga, while Sanusi is joint-seventh with the duo of Tanzania’s Novatus Dismas and Algeria’s Aïssa Mandi.
More Stories
A’IBOM GOVT APPROVES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY DEPARTMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Under the Office of the Head of Civil Service, the Akwa Ibom State Government has authorized the creation of a...
FOUR INJURED AS FIRE GUTS LAGOS FERRY
Four passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries after fire gutted a ferry conveying 19 passengers at the Ipakodo Ferry Terminal...
HEALTH: SIERRA LEONE STARTS MPOX VACCINATION AS CASES RISE
Sierra Leone on Wednesday started injecting frontline health care workers and high risk-individuals and children from age 12 with a...
NATASHA SLAMS YAHAYA BELLO, URGES HIM TO FOCUS ON CLEARING HIS NAME
Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged former governor Yahaya Bello to focus on addressing the corruption allegations against...
TRUMP SLAPS HEAVY TARIFFS ON CHINA, EU, OTHERS
Agency Report US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world, including...
UPDATE: POLICE UNCOVER CRIMINAL HIDEOUT AT SAGAMU INTERCHANGE, BEEF UP SECURITY
The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday said it has beefed up security around the Sagamu interchange, on the Lagos-Ibadan...