The nominees for the 2019 Confederation of African Football, CAF Awards is out as 2019 AFCON top scorer Odion Ighalo of Shanghai Shenhua, in-form Super Eagles and Lille striker, Victor Osimhen and Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi have been listed in its preliminary lists.
In the Africa Women’s players of the Year awards, Super Falcons’ skipper and three-time recipient of the award, Asisat Oshoala who plays for Barcelona leads Nigeria’s charge.
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Other Nigerians listed for the award in the women’s category are Chiamaka Nnadozie (Rivers Angels) and Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria and Southeastern Fire).
In the African Youth Players of the Award, Osimhen will battle compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze, who plays for Villarreal and 14 other players across the continent.
The Super Eagles and Super Falcons were also listed in African Men and Woman National Team of the Year award, while Coaches Gernot Rohr (Eagles) and Thomas Dennerby (Falcons) are up for the African Men’s Coach of the Year and African Women’s Coach of the Year award respectively.
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