Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen has bagged a nomination for another top award, this time, the 2023 FIFA Best Men’s Player award.
The nomination comes a few weeks after he was shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or (arguably football’s biggest prize). Also on the FIFA best shortlist is football superstar Lionel Messi, UEFA Best Player Erling Haaland, French star Kylian Mbappe, among others.
FIFA also unveiled nominees in other categories including Best Women’s Player, Best Men’s Goalkeeper, Best Women’s Goalkeeper, Best Men’s Coach and Best Women’s Coach.
Find all the nominees in the FIFA tweets below:
Best Men’s Player
#TheBest FIFA Men's Player Nominees! 🏆🎉
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) September 14, 2023
🇦🇷 Julian Alvarez
🇭🇷 Marcelo Brozovic
🇧🇪 Kevin De Bruyne
🇩🇪 Ilkay Gundogan
🇳🇴 Erling Haaland
🇪🇸 Rodri
🇬🇪 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappe
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇳🇬 Victor Osimhen
🏴 Declan Rice
🇵🇹 Bernardo Silva
Best Women’s Player
Presenting #TheBest FIFA Women's Player Nominees 🏆🎉
— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) September 14, 2023
🇪🇸 Aitana Bonmati
🇨🇴 Linda Caicedo
🏴 Rachel Daly
🇫🇷 Kadidiatou Diani
🇦🇺 Caitlin Foord
🇦🇺 Mary Fowler
🏴 Alex Greenwood
🇪🇸 Jennifer Hermoso
🇺🇸 Lindsey Horan
🇸🇪 Amanda Ilestedt
🏴 Lauren James
🇦🇺 Sam Kerr
🇪🇸 Mapi Leon
🇯🇵…
Best Men’s Goalkeeper
#TheBest FIFA Men's Goalkeeper Nominees! 🏆🧤
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) September 14, 2023
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois
🇧🇷 Ederson
🇨🇲 Andre Onana
🇩🇪 Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Best Men’s Coach
https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1702312546886197589?t=EMZ3Q6nW9vnXvFv1sn0zWw&s=19Best Women’s Coach
Meanwhile fans can vote for their preferred nominees across all categories here.