Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has made a sarcastic response to social media users who claimed he did not deserve the 2023 African Player of The Year award.
Osimhen posted an image of himself and showed off the award on X(formerly known as Twitter). A tweep known by his handle @MISTERMARKI commented that Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi deserved to win the award on account of Morocco's semi-final feat at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"Hakimi deserves this award more for his contribution to our continent in taking his home team to the World Cup semi-finals," the user tweeted.
The Napoli striker responded with a meme that has a rope in his suit while pointing to the rope.
Osimhen beat Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah to win the biggest prize of the night. He has now become the fifth Nigerian to win the award and the first since 1999.
Hakimi deserves this award more for his contribution to our continent in taking his home team to the World Cup simi-finals.
— marki (@MISTERMARKI) December 17, 2023
— Victor Osimhen (@victorosimhen9) December 17, 2023
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