There are five legendary Nigerian footballers who have won the African Best Player Award: Rashidi Yekini, who won it in 1993; Emmanuel Amunike, who won it in 1994; Nwankwo Kanu, who won it twice in 1996 and 1999; Victor Ikpeba, who claimed the award in 1997; and Victor Osimhen, who was named African Men’s Player of the Year in 2023.https://www.youtube.com/@SportNews-bv2sv
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