France Football has on Monday announced fifteen(15) out of the thirty (30) nominees for the 2017 Ballon d’Or and no Nigerian star has been shortlisted.
Victor Moses, the Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back on either flank for Premier League club Chelsea was one of the most outstanding players in 2017.
Another Nigerian outstanding football star hopefully could came the list is the Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi, both may have to wait as the French football magazine has only announed half of the contenders as at the time of this report.
Recall that the the no 15 jersey man converted into a right wing-back by manager Antonio Conte last season helped Chelsea to win the Premier League title and also to qualify for the final of the Emirates FA Cup.
The 26-year-old also played a key role in Nigeria qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and was named by the Confederation of African Football in the Best eleven of Match Day 3 and 4 of the CAF 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
English Premier League side, Arsenal FC, recently celebrated their youngster, Alex Iwobi, who scored Nigeria’s solitary match winner against Zambia in the group B World Cup Qualifier played in Uyo.
Recall that Alex Iwobi was a member of the Arsenal team that won the Emirates FA Cup last season. For the past nine years, the Ballon d’Or has been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
Ballon d’Or 2017 Shortlist So FarPhilippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Neymar (PSG)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Harry Kane (Spurs)
Edin Džeko (Roma)
Source: The Nation Nigeria
Another Nigerian outstanding football star hopefully could came the list is the Arsenal youngster, Alex Iwobi, both may have to wait as the French football magazine has only announed half of the contenders as at the time of this report.
Recall that the the no 15 jersey man converted into a right wing-back by manager Antonio Conte last season helped Chelsea to win the Premier League title and also to qualify for the final of the Emirates FA Cup.
The 26-year-old also played a key role in Nigeria qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and was named by the Confederation of African Football in the Best eleven of Match Day 3 and 4 of the CAF 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
English Premier League side, Arsenal FC, recently celebrated their youngster, Alex Iwobi, who scored Nigeria’s solitary match winner against Zambia in the group B World Cup Qualifier played in Uyo.
Recall that Alex Iwobi was a member of the Arsenal team that won the Emirates FA Cup last season. For the past nine years, the Ballon d’Or has been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Neymar (PSG)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Harry Kane (Spurs)
Edin Džeko (Roma)
Source: The Nation Nigeria
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