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Victor Osimhen, Super Eagles striker, has been named the ’emerging player of the year’ at the 2022 Globe Soccer Awards.

The 23-year-old Nigerian was given the prestigious award at the gala which was held at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Thursday.

Osimhen defeated Barcelona’s Gavi and Federico Valverde of Real Madrid for the prize meant for the best young football talent in the world.

🏆 Congratulations to Victor Osimhen on winning the 2022 ⁣#GlobeSoccer Award for ⁣POWER HORSE EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR 👏@VictorOsimhen9 #Powerhorse pic.twitter.com/5ICz7xLfzO

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— Globe Soccer Awards (@Globe_Soccer) November 17, 2022

The award is a reward for his brilliant start of the season for Napoli which has seen him grab 10 goals in 14 appearances across all competitions.

He also leads Serie A’s goal-scoring chart as league football goes on break for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Osimhen’s coronation in Dubai came a few hours before the Super Eagles of Nigeria were thrashed 4-0 by Portugal in a friendly game at the José Alvalade stadium in Lisbon.

He missed out on the encounter due to injury.

Karim Benzema was named the ‘best men’s player of the year’, while Carlo Ancelloti won the gong for the ‘best manager’.

Mohammed Salah took home the ‘TikTok fans’ player of the year’ prize, while Sergio Ramos got the ‘best defender of all time’ award.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

• Best defender of all time: Sergio Ramos
• Executive career award: Adriano Galliani (Monza)
• Coach Career Award: Unai Emery
• Best Youth Team Of The Year: Benfica
• Transfer of the Year: Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
• Best Scout Of The Year: Juni Calafat (Real Madrid)
• Best Agent Of The Year: Jorge Mendes
• TikTok Fans’ Player Of The Year: Mohamed Salah
• Player Career Award: Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romario
• Best Sporting Director Of The Year: Maldini and Massara
• Best President Of The Year: Florentino Perez (Real Madrid)
• Best Coach Of The Year: Carlo Ancelotti (Real Madrid)
• Best Women’s Club Of The Year: Lyon
• Best Men’s Club Of The Year: Real Madrid
• Best Women’s Player Of The Year: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
• Emerging Player Of The Year: Victor Osimhen (Napoli)
• Best Men’s Player Of The Year: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)