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Ivorian football legend, Didier Drogba has tipped Super Eagles Napoli forward Victor Osimhen to be world best in no distant time. The Ivorian who's host of the 'Global Youth Tourism Summit' in Sorrento, Italy told Calciomercato  why he likes the Nigerian. Drogba heaped praises on the Nigerian forward, describing his heroics for Napoli in his first two seasons as very  superb. Asked to give his verdict on the player, he said  “Osimhen? I really like him. Oh yeah, he's a great striker". Reacting to whether Osimhen can be the best in the world, Drogba responded in the affirmative, ''Yes it is possible, in football everything is possible. When you have a talent like his, I think it's just a question of momentum ”. Osimhen, was last season in the Italian Serie A voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) for U-23 footballers. The Napoli hitman beat Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and AC Milan's Rafael Leao to the prize after making 26 appearances overall and playing 1,970 minutes and scoring 14 goals . Despite missing  over two months of action after sustaining a face injury while on duty for Napoli against Inter-Milan, Osimhen scored 14 goals in 23 league appearances for Gli Azzurri  in the 2021/22 campaign.