Victor Osimhen has been ranked as the highest ranked African star at this year’s Ballon d’Or in Paris, France.
The Napoli striker was ranked 8th best nominee for his first-ever nomination.
He became the first African to be crowned Serie A Goal King with 26 goals last season and his goals helped Napoli win the Scudetto for the first time in over three decades.
This should be a forbearer to the Super Eagles star scooping the CAF Player of the Year in December in Morocco.
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah was 11th in the Ballon d’Or rankings, while Morocco’s World Cup goalkeeper Yassine Bonou was 13th.
Bukayo Saka of Arsenal, whose parents are Nigerian, ranked 24th.
Asisat Oshoala’s Barcelona Femeni were voted the Women’s Club of the Year after they won their second UEFA Women’s Champions League.
She was ranked 20th in the women’s category of the prestigious awards.
