Is Victor Osimhen The Next African Giant – Or Still Chasing the Greats?
Victor Osimhen has rapidly risen through the ranks to become one of Africa’s brightest football stars. His meteoric rise, especially after leading Napoli to their first Serie A title in over three decades in the 2022–2023 season, has sparked a passionate debate: Is Victor Osimhen the greatest African footballer of all time? To answer this question fairly, we must consider the careers of other legendary African players and weigh Osimhen’s achievements, impact, and potential against theirs. Victor Osimhen: The New African Star Victor Osimhen began attracting global attention after finishing as the top scorer in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where Nigeria emerged champions. Since then, his career has seen consistent progress—from Wolfsburg in Germany, to Lille in France, and then to Napoli in Italy. In the 2022–2023 season, Osimhen scored 26 goals in Serie A, becoming the league’s top scorer and helping Napoli secure their first Scudetto since the days of Diego Maradona. He also bec...
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