Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, extended his congratulations to Nigerian football stars Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala for clinching the titles of CAF’s Men and Women Footballer of the Year, respectively. The awards were announced on Monday night in Morocco.
Osimhen was crowned CAF’s Men Footballer of the Year, while Oshoala secured her sixth award.
In a tweet from his official Twitter handle on Tuesday morning, Obi expressed his pride in both the Napoli and Barcelona attackers.
He tweeted, “I like to join all other sports lovers in the country to sincerely congratulate the Nigeria duo of @victorosimhen9 and @AsisatOshoala for emerging African Players of the Year, in the Men and Women categories respectively this year.”
Obi added, “We are all proud of their awards, which bear witness to their innate talents, passions for growth, and determination for success. My sincere desire is that every Nigerian youth will have the needed enablement to explore and develop their talents, and skills and live to fulfill their dreams, and by doing so help to contribute to the development of our nation. These things are possible in the New Nigeria we are looking forward to.”
