The Algerian Football Association President Walid Said has confirmed the withdrawal of the Algerian Football Association from the 2023 CAF awards citing impartiality that may favour Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen npflupdates.com reports.
   Osimhen after having a spectacular season with Napoli and Nigeria’s Super Eagles was nominated for the CAF men’s Player Of The Year (POTY) award.
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Last season the 26-year-old scored 26 Italian Serie A goals to help Napoli win its first ever Scudetto title in more than three decades. Also he finished as the Serie A Best Striker of the 2022/2023 season.
Osimhen set to become first Nigerian to win CAF POTY in over two decades
Osimhen per his performances was also voted as the Serie A best striker. And with the Nigeria Super Eagles he qualified for the upcoming 2023 African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) tournament; finishing as the qualifiers highest goalscorer with ten goals.
The former Olympique Lille forward will compete stiffly against Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah and Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi for the POTY award.
Meanwhile the final three list of contenders for the CAF award wasn’t accepted by the Algerian Football Association, who questioned the inclusion of Mohammed Salah and Achraf Hakimi over Riyad Mahrez.
Per Sources, Walid Said argued that Salah has no place in the final three, instead a Riyad Mahrez who won the treble with Manchester City last season ought to be included.
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We also gathered that the association president also stated no part of its administration will be in attendance during the award ceremony scheduled to hold in Marakech today.
