Osimhen, Another Nigerian Player Recently Ranked Above Ronaldo Missing in Rio Ferdinand's Rating
- Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface, who were recently ranked above Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski, are missing in Rio Ferdinand's world-best 12 players
- The list from the ex-football star includes eight players from the Premier League, particularly Manchester City and Liverpool
- Ferdinand's list followed SPORTbible's latest ranking, which named Osimhen and Boniface among best strikers in the world
London, England - Rio Ferdinand, a former Manchester United star, has compiled a list of a dozen players whom he considers to be world-class.
The list did not include Super Eagles' Victor Osimhen and Victor Boniface, who were recently ranked above Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski.
According to The Sun, Ferdinand named five Manchester City stars: Erling Haaland, Rodri, Ederson, Kevin De Bruyne, and Kyle Walker.
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Eight Premier League players made Ferdinand's world-class players. After five from Manchester City, three are from Liverpool. They are Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah, and Alisson.
Others on the list are Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich).
SPORTbible ranks Osimhen, Boniface above Ronaldo, Lewandowski
Recently, SPORTbible released its of best strikers in the world. The list focused on centre-forwards playing the number 9 role for their teams.
Osimhen and Boniface made the cut and even ranked above Ronaldo and Lewandowski.
The Napoli striker recently bagged the 2023 African Footballer of the Year award after an impressive outing in his 2022/23 season with the Italian side.
In the SPORTbible ranking, Julian Alvarez, Ronaldo and Lewandowski were ranked eighth, ninth and tenth, while Boniface took seventh.
Osimhen was rated fourth above Lautaro Martinez and Heung-Min Son, ranked fifth and sixth, respectively. Number one to three on the list were Haaland, Kane and Mbape.
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Tinubu says Osimhen is a real "Idan"
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu commended Osimhen for helping his Italian football club, Napoli, win the Serie A.
Tinubu, in a literary tone, likened the success of Osimhen to that of King Charles III, who was crowned the King of England 2 days after Osimhen's victory.
With colourful words, Tinubu said that while the English were crowing their new monarch, the coronation of Osimhen as Serie A king was also at its peak.
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