Nigeria’s former football federation official Kojo Williams says Victor Osimhen is left out of CAF Awards-related honours mainly because Nigeria’s football results over the past year have not been strong enough.
All three outlets focus on Williams’s explanation that CAF’s selection for major individual categories is tied to overall team performance and that Nigeria has limited grounds to challenge CAF decisions. He points to Nigeria’s recent tournament outcomes, including an AFCON bronze finish, but argues the broader results still do not justify additional recognition at the African level.
While the reporting centres on the same view from Williams, the outlets vary slightly in how they frame the issue. One stresses the specific case of the “snub” at the 2026 CAF Awards, another frames the discussion around whether Nigeria can “fault” CAF over “Player of the Year” omissions, and a third expands the claim to “others” across men’s and women’s nomination lists.
