Pundits that watched the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament say Ivorian forward Sebastien Haller outplayed his Nigerian rival, the CAF Footballer of the Year and Italy’s Serie A’s leading goal scorer, Victor Osimhen. Haller scored two goals at AFCON that helped Ivory Coast. His first led to the West African nation defeating the Leopards of the Democratic Republic of Congo 1-0 in the semifinals. His second was the winning goal for his team in the final where they beat Nigeria 2-1 — included in the starting line-up was Osimhen.