Victor Osimhen, a Super Eagles forward, has acknowledged the influence of Nigerian icon and former Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amunike on his career.
He said that, without Amunike, he wouldn’t have turned out to be the successful football player he is today.
The Napoli striker stated this while receiving the African Men’s Footballer of the Year award at the CAF Awards in Morocco on Monday night.
“I want to appreciate Emmanuel Amunike; without him, I would not be here.
“Drogba is my role model. I love you all,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Osimhen broke a 24-year jinx to become the first Nigerian player to win the African Men’s Footballer of the Year award since Nwankwo Kanu last won it in 1999.
Osimhen defeated Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Morocco’s World Cup star, Achraf Hakimi, to clinch the award.
He also the only Nigerian player included in the CAF 2023 Best XI (Men).
Osimhen’s breakthrough moment came in 2015, when he led the Nigerian U-17 team to victory in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he was awarded the Golden Boot and the Silver Ball.
Amunike was the coach of the victorious Nigerian U-17 team.
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