Super Eagles captain, Vincent
Enyeama, has thanked Nigerians after he made the shortlist of five for
the 2014 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year award.
Enyeama, along with Super Eagles
teammate Ahmed Musa, have been announced in the final five for the
African Player of the Year award, and said he owes it to Nigerians for
the love and support they have shown to him.
“I have to thank Nigerians for their love and support,” Enyeama told sl10.ng.
“I am really grateful to them and I hope a Nigerian wins it this time.
“I thank them for helping me get this far and I appreciate their support.”
The 32-year-old, alongside Musa, are
the only Nigerians on the shortlist that also included 2013 winner,
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure of Manchester City, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund, and Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain.
Enyeama had earlier told sl10.ng
that if he were to choose, he would pick qualification to the 2015
Africa Cup of Nations over the African Player of the Year award, but
posited that ‘it would be great if a Nigerian wins the award again.
The last Nigerian to win the award
was Nwankwo Kanu in 1999, although Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha came very
close to winning it in 2004, but lost out to Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o
Fils.
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