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Has Osimhen matched Maradona’s Napoli legacy after Serie A success?

Success has been a long-time dream for Napoli in the Italian Serie A but it finally arrived last Thursday night when Victor Osimhen equalised in the 1-1 draw against Udinese to give the Partenopei their first league crown since 1990. At that time, a certain Diego Maradona was the face of the team, his arrival from Barcelona in 1984 ushering in a moment that changed the...

‘Osimhen is the king’ – Nigerians fight for Napoli star after Serie A snub

‘Osimhen is the king’ – Nigerians fight for Napoli star after Serie A snub

Following Victor Osimhen's heroics in securing Napoli's first Serie A crown since 1990, social media was awash with reactions after a post by the league authorities. The Serie A English account on Twitter shared a design of late Napoli legend Diego Maradona crowning Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the new king of Napoli. Majority of fans including Nigerians dismissed the coronation design by making a case for Super...