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Nigerian and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen’s heroics for club and country has paid off as he has been considered one of the favourites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or.
The top five players for the Awards have been revealed and the Olusosan bred forward has been listed among the favourites.
The Ballon d’Or remains the most coveted individual award for football players and is presented by French news magazine ‘France Football’.
The most prestigious individual prize in football is now given to the best performing footballer in a season,
The winner is selected by a panel of international journalists, national team captains and coaches.
According to Sportskeeda, the five favorites to win the Ballon d’Or this year are listed below.
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria/Napoli)
Erling Haaland (Norway/Manchester City)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil)
Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG)
Lionel Messi (Argentina/PSG)