{"id":24780,"date":"2023-12-12T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/victor-osimhen-crowned-african-footballer-of-the-year"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:29:13","slug":"victor-osimhen-crowned-african-footballer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/victor-osimhen-crowned-african-footballer-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Victor Osimhen crowned African Footballer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria\u2019s Victor Osimhen won the men&#8217;s African Footballer of the Year award on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a dream come true for me. 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