The Nigerian Duo of Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been nominated for the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards.
Osimhen who plays his professional football with Napoli in Italy won the Emerging Player of the Year in the 2022 edition.
This year he will have to beat Nicolò Barella, Jude Bellingham, Karim Benzema, Yassine Bounou, Antoine Griezmann, Ilkay Gundogan, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Robert Lewandowski for the prestigious award.
The other nominees are, Lautaro MartÃnez, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Kim Min-Jae, Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and VinÃcius Jr.
In the female category Super Falcons star Oshoala got nominated in the Women’s Best Player award category,
The forward was part of the Barcelona Female side that won the UEFA Women’s Champions League last season.
The winner will be decided via an online voting with the Gala event billed for January 19, 2024.
