Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, congratulated Nigerian football legends Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala on being named CAF’s Men and Women Footballer of the Year, respectively, on Monday night in Morocco.
According to Metrowatchxtra.com, Osimhen was named CAF’s Men Footballer of the Year, while Oshoala received her sixth prize.
Obi responded by saying he was proud of both the Napoli and Barcelona attackers in a post on Tuesday morning via his Twitter feed.
“I like to join all other sports lovers in the country to sincerely congratulate the Nigeria duo of @victorosimhen9 and @AsisatOshoala for emerging African Players of the Year, in the Men and Women categories respectively this year,” Obi tweeted.
“We are all proud of their awards, which bear witness to their innate talents, passions for growth, and determination for success.
“My sincere desire is that every Nigerian youth will have the needed enablement to explore and develop their talents, and skills and live to fulfill their dreams, and by doing so help to contribute to the development of our nation. These things are possible in the New Nigeria we are looking forward to.”
