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Ademola Lookman, Troost-Ekong Nwabali Make CAF Awards Shortlist

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Three Super Eagles players have made the shortlist for this year’s AF Awards holding in Marrakesh, Morocco in December.

Expectedly, Ademola Lookman is listed among those for the elite award, the African Footballer of the Year. He is joined by Super Eagles’ captain, William Troost-Ekong.  The revelation came from CAF through their X handle.

There are 10 players on the shortlist and in the next few days, that will be cut by half before the final three.

Listed in the elite category are Amine Gouiri of Algeria, Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire), Chancel Mbemba (Congo), Serhou Guiracy (Guinea), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) and Rowen Williams (South Africa).

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali is nominated for the Goalkeeper of the Year award.  He will contest the award with  Morocco’s Yassine Bounou (now in Saudi Arabia), Egyptian goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir, and Senegal’s Djigui Diarra and  Cameroon’s Andre Onana.

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