Iheanacho fights Iwobi, Etebo for Glo CAF Awards

Arsenal's Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho Manchester City are in the running for various Glo CAF Awards. In the Most Promising Talent category Iheanacho is listed with fellow Nigerian Oghenekaro Etebo, Guinea Naby Keita, Elias Meshack the Democratic Republic of Congo and Soby of Egypt Ramadan. Iheanacho has scored in four consecutive games for the Super Eagles against Mali,

Iwobi and Iheanacho

 Luxembourg, Tanzania and Zambia, and has been impressive for his English top level clubs, for which he scored in the UEFA Champions League last week. Etebo was the hero of the bronze medal Company of Nigeria at the Olympics in Brazil, scoring four goals in the 5-4 thumping of Japan. The Youth Player of the Year list was led by Iwobi, who scored the first goal of Nigeria FIFA World Cup race in 2018, via Ndola in Zambia in October. He disputes with Ghanaian Eric Ayiah and Sandra Owusu-Ansah, Ivory Coast and Mali U20 ace Franck Kessié Sidiki Maiga.
forward Super Falcons' Asisat Oshoala was listed alongside South Africa Janine Van Wyk, Ghanaian Elizabeth Addo and Cameroonian Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Raissa Feudjio Tchuanyo for player of the year for women. Oshoala won the award in 2014, alongside being named player of the year Youth. Cameroonian Gaelle Deborah Enganamouit was named player of the year 2015. Florence Omagbemi women, the only person to have won the Women African Nations Cup as captain and coach, contests for Coach of the Year with DR Congo Florent Ibengé, Uganda Coach Milutin Sredojević, Nacer Sanjak of CAF Confederation Cup winners MO Bejaia and Pitso Mosimane CAF Champions League Mamelodi Sundowns winners. Super Falcons of Nigeria will battle for the women's team of the year with Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, while the U23 team of Nigeria, the bronze winners at the Olympics, will pull Democratic Republic of Congo (winners Chan) Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Uganda (the last two to qualify for the 2017 AFCON). Guinea-Bissau are making their debut, while Uganda are back among the elite of African football after 38 years.

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