{"id":126458,"date":"2026-04-06T16:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126458"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:23:07","slug":"osimhen-bags-milliyet-award-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/osimhen-bags-milliyet-award-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen Bags Milliyet Award Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has secured the Footballer of the Year prize at the 72nd Milliyet Sports Awards held on April 5, 2026, at Istabul Turkey,\u00a0 becoming the first Nigerian to claim the prestigious honour.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Galatasaray striker did not attend the ceremony, with teammate U\u011furcan \u00c7ak\u0131r stepping in to receive the award on his behalf.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recorded message, Osimhen said: \u201cHi everyone, this is Victor Osimhen. I just want to say thank you to the jury and public that voted me for the award. I really appreciate you guys.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Thank you so much for the recognition. I also want to use the opportunity to say a big thank you to my club Galatasaray, the fans, most especially my teammates, the President and the coach.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Thank you so much for your support and hopefully I come back soon and continue to go forward. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking while receiving the award, \u00c7ak\u0131r praised Osimhen\u2019s impact, describing him as both an exceptional player and a good person, while adding that he hopes to win the prize himself in the future.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the achievement, Osimhen becomes the first Nigerian and only the fifth foreign player to win the award, joining past winners such as Alex de Souza and Mauro Icardi.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The award caps a brilliant 2025 campaign for Victor Osimhen, who was instrumental in Galatasaray\u2019s domestic double triumph, lifting both the league and cup titles while registering 37 goals and eight assists across all competitions to underline his elite form.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has secured the Footballer of the Year prize at the 72nd Milliyet Sports Awards held on April 5, 2026, at Istabul Turkey,\u00a0 becoming&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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