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CAF Player of the Year

He sold water in traffic in Lagos. Victor Osimhen became Serie A’s top scorer and Africa’s best player Celebrity Buzz He sold water in traffic in Lagos. Victor Osimhen became Serie A’s top scorer and Africa’s best player Victor Osimhen grew up in Olusosun, Lagos, selling water to drivers in traffic. He was top scorer at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won. In 2022-23 he scored 26 Serie A goals as Napoli won their first title since 1990, and he was named African Footballer of the Year for 2023. The first hat-trick in a Europa League final: Ademola Lookman’s night in Dublin and his road to African Footballer of the Year Celebrity Buzz The first hat-trick in a Europa League final: Ademola Lookman’s night in Dublin and his road to African Footballer of the Year On 22 May 2024 in Dublin, Ademola Lookman scored a hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final, the first hat-trick in the competition's final. The London-born Nigeria forward was named CAF African Footballer of the Year for 2024.