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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