Victor Osimhen, a striker for Napoli and the Super Eagles, has been crowned Serie A’s Player of the Month for September after an outstanding start to the 2021-22 season.
Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella, AC Milan’s Brahim Diaz, and Fiorentina’s Giacomo Bonaventura were all beaten to the title by the Italian Footballers’ Association.
In September, Osimhen managed to score seven goals in six games for Luciano Spalletti’s side in all competitions.
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After missing the target in Napoli’s 2-1 win over Juventus on September 11, the former Lille striker netted at least one goal in each of the three league matches that followed.
“Sent to the vote by the editorial team of the Last Man, together with other decisive players in the good start of their teams (Barella, Brahim Diaz and Bonaventura), Osimhen won with more than half of the total votes,” read a statement on the AIC website.
“If what the fans, all the fans, want is for their centre forward to be a moving train, well no one in Serie A comes closer than him to embody this ideal.
“Despite some inaccuracies, Victor Osimhen makes the difference thanks to that desire, that hunger, that anger, which seems to push him, blow him from behind like a wind always in his favour.”
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In other news, Victor Osimhen, a striker for the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Napoli has reacted after being harassed at his recent football game.
He took to the microblogging platform to ask netizens to educate their parents and children to appreciate all people and shun racial discrimination.
In Napoli’s 2-1 win against Fiorentina at Artemio Franchi Stadium on Saturday, October 2, the Edo striker, as well as Kalidou Koulibaly of Senegal and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa of Cameroon, were racially harassed.
Regardless of the positive outcome, Osimhen was harassed throughout the match, and he has now spoken out about it, asking people on Twitter to join him in the battle against racism.
“Speak to your kids, your parents; make them understand how disgusting it is to hate an individual because of the colour of their skin. No to racism,” the striker urged on Twitter.
Source; Ghgossip.com
