Many social media users have expressed their joy at seeing Confederation of African Football (CAF) tweet on Platform X in some Nigerian languages.
CAF joined a host of other people across the world in celebrating Nigerian trio Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie after they were conferred as the best players and goalkeeper in Africa on Monday night while also celebrating the Super Falcons team that emerged as the best Women’s team on the continent.
At the awards, Osimhen was named African Footballer of The Year after beating Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah to the award at a ceremony in Marrakech on Monday, with compatriot Oshoala winning the top prize in the women’s category.
Super Falcons and Paris FC goalie, Nnadozie beat fellow goalkeepers in the form of Moroccan shot-stopper Khadija El-Rmichi and South Africa’s Andile Olaminii to claim the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of The Year for 2023.
In celebrating the Nigerians and the women’s team, CAF in a series of posts on their official X handle has been tweeted in Yoruba, Igbo and, pidgin languages.
One of the tweets in Yoruba read, “Mo so fun yin o #CAFAwards2023”
Another tweet in pidgin read, “Naija full ground, Naija gather dey, Naija no dey carry last!”
Tweeting in Igbo, CAF wrote, “Osi na nwata buru ogaranya 1! Inspiring the next generation with greatness.”
Reacting to the tweets, an X user, JosephOnuorah wrote, “This guy na one of us – Nothing anyone can tell me! Proper naija boy behind the CAF handle 
We see you bro 
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