Osimhen Backs Kvara for Ballon d’Or, Names Him Favourite Teammate

Victor Osimhen didn’t pick a Super Eagles teammate. He didn’t even hesitate.

Asked for his favourite teammate, the Galatasaray striker went straight for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia — the Georgian winger now at PSG after their title-winning years together at Napoli.

“He’s such an amazing player, he’s a top guy,” Osimhen said. “In the dressing room and on the pitch, he’s that guy.”

The two were central to Napoli’s 2022-23 Serie A title — the club’s first in 33 years. Osimhen won the Golden Boot. Kvaratskhelia led the league in assists and took the MVP award. Their partnership was one of European football’s most electric that season.

And Osimhen thinks it’s only the beginning for Kvara. “When he came to Naples, I used to say, ‘Inshallah, in the near future, he can win the Ballon d’Or,'” he said. “He can really do that.”

They play for different clubs now. The friendship hasn’t shifted.e.