Mikel on his part was runners-up when Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure won the award in 2003. Only four Nigeria players have won the CAF African Player of the Year award. South African Thembi Kgatlana and Cameroon’s Ajara Njoya stand in the way of Oshoala’s race to clinch a fourth African Women’s Player of the Year crown in Hurghada. For the Young Player of the Year award, it will be a straight fight between Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze for the gong. The pair were members of the U-17 World Cup-winning team of 2015 with Osimhen winning the golden boot award with 10 goals, while Chukwueze won the bronze boot.

Source: Punch January 07, 2020 04:52 UTC