Super Eagles attackers Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC) and Kelechi
Iheanacho (Manchester City FC) have been nominated for the UEFA Golden
Boy award, an award given to the best promising teenage talent in
Europe, and by so doing the two players are the first Nigerian players
in history to be nominated for the award following their breathtaking
performances the last 12 months.
The 40-man
shortlist for the Golden Boy also includes talented popular youngsters
like Dele Alli, Marko Grujic, Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman, Marcus
Rashford, Moussa Dembele, Youri Tielemans, Leroy Sane, Renato Sanches,
Ousmane Dembele and Gabriel Barbosa among others.
Arsenal's
Iwobi has made 17 league appearances and scored twice for the Gunners
raking up a large amount of assists while Man City's Iheanacho has
scored 10 Premier League goals from just 14 shots on target in 30
appearances.
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