Izuchukwu OkosiNapoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been crowned 2023 Italian Footballers’ Association (AIC) Player of the Year, following his outstanding performance in the 2022/2023 season as his goals contributions helped in no small means as Napoli romped to their first Serie title in 33 years.
The award started in 1968 and it is aimed to honour players in the league for their key contributions to their clubs’ campaigns.
Osimhen has now joined the class of players who have won the award, which includes the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andrea Pirlo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gianluigi Buffon and Rafael Leao.
The Nigerian star scored 26 goals in 32 Serie A appearances for Napoli as they stormed to the league title.
Luciano Spalletti, who was in charge of the team was named the coach of the year.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia won the goal of the year for his stunning strike against Atalanta in March.
Osimhen has scored six goals in 10 Serie A matches for Napoli albeit could have arguably scored more but for his injury setbacks.
He was in action in the team’s 3-0 home loss to Inter Milan on Sunday but will be hoping to inspire Napoli to an immediate response when they take on Juventus on Friday.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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