Victor Osimhen has won the Serie A Golden Boot for scoring the highest number of goals in the 2022/23 campaign. The feat makes him the first African to scoop the prize.
The Napoli star scored 26 goals in 32 matches, edging his closest rival Inter Milanâs Lautaro Martinez to land the highly coveted âCapocannoniereâ prize.
Osimhen had already scored 25 goals before Napoliâs Sunday game against Sampdoria. He then scored from the spot to add one more strike to his tally as his club won 2-0.
âThis season has been brilliant for me, for my teammates, and for Napoli. We deserved this,â Osimhen told DAZN before discussing whether he might leave in a big-money summer move.
âI donât know, the president has to decide that. I love the people of Napoli, they have shown me so much love. For me, I donât mind, the president decides and I will just go with the flow.â
The Nigerianâs goals were instrumental as the club clinched their first league title in 33 years and their third overall.
Earlier, the Super Eagle scooped the Best Striker award for the season for his efforts.
Sundayâs award comes after years of attempts by Africans to win the prize. While the continentâs only Ballon dâOr winner George Weah played in Italy, he could not win it.
Osimhenâs compatriot Simy Nwankwo challenged for the Capocannoniere in the 2020/21 campaign. He scored 20 league goals for Crotone but finished nine strikes behind eventual winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cameroonian legend Samuel Etoâs appeared to be the closest to landing the gong in the 2010/2011 season.
He netted 21 league goals which were five shy of Napoliâs Edinson Cavaniâs strikes and 7 behind the winner Antonio Di Natale of Udinese who scored 28 goals.
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