2023 Ballon d’Or: Victor Osimhen ranked 8th best player

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen was ranked number 8 in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award which was held in Paris, France on Monday night. 

 He thus becomes the first Nigerian to make the top ten of the Ballon d’Or.

 The Napoli forward became one of the few Nigerians to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or and went a step further by making the top ten.

Victor Osimhen becomes the first ever Nigerian player to make the top ten of the Ballon d'Or #ballondor pic.twitter.com/oaKsOQ34yH

— 🇳🇬 Super Eagles (@NGSuperEagles) October 30, 2023