Former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, has responded to reports suggesting that he voted for Egypt’s Mohamed Salah over Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen in the 2023 CAF Player of the Year Award.
Amuneke clarified that he was not selected to participate in the voting for the CAF Awards. He explained that a viral video causing the uproar actually captured a Moroccan journalist posing a question to him about choosing between Salah and Achraf Hakimi.
“I was never selected to vote in the CAF Awards. A Moroccan journalist came to me and asked ‘Hakimi or Salah.’ I said Salah because I played in Egypt and lived there, and I know some of the guys there. Osimhen was never in the conversation,” Amuneke stated.
Get Instantly Update By: Joining Our Whatapps and Telegram Channel
Osimhen was ultimately crowned CAF Player of the Year on Monday night, triumphing over Salah and Hakimi.