With 24 hours to the next Glo CAf
Awards, football analysts have been making different permutations with
clear-cut justifications on who deserves to wear the crown of African Player of
the Year for 2013.
Majority of the opinions however
favour Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi to win the
Award.
The top three nominees for the 2013
Glo CAF Footballer of the year Award was announced last week by Africa’s
highest football authority, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The top three lists released
includes Nigeria’s Mikel Obi, Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and his country mate,
Didier Drogba of Galasaray.
Drogba plies his trade with Turkish
Club, Galatasaray while, Toure, the defending champion plays for Manchester
City. Mikel Obi is a regular feature for Chelsea FC of London.
According to Mohammed Aderibigbe of
Precise Sports, Mikel Obi holds the ace having won the African Cup of Nations
with the Super Eagles and Europa Cup with Chlesea FC of London.
The same view was corroborated by
Sam Smith of Sports Degrees who opined that Mikel deserves the Award due to his
exploits with Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles, adding that if Mikel succeeds,
Nigeria will be returning to the list of countries producing Glo Caf Award
winners since 1999 when Kanu Nwankwo won the Award.
Chris Abraham, a sports pundit
however differs in opinion. He is tipping Yahaya Toure for the Award. According
to him “Yaya will nick it again, he is the leading contender and the fact that
he recently won the BBC African Player of the Year makes him a clear
favourite”.
However Sports 24, an on-line
Sports Outfit also tipped Mikel Obi outrightly. “ The award goes to Mikel, a
regular in Chelsea line up, European? Champions League winner, Europa Cup
winner and African Cup of Nations Champion, what else? ”
Who wears the crown? All roads lead
to the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on 9th January, 2014
where the king will be crowned.
With
24 hours to the next Glo CAf Awards, football analysts have been making
different permutations with clear-cut justifications on who deserves to
wear the crown of African Player of the Year for 2013.
Majority of the opinions however favour Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi to win the Award.
The top three nominees for the 2013 Glo CAF Footballer of the year Award was announced last week by Africa’s highest football authority, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The top three lists released includes Nigeria’s Mikel Obi, Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and his country mate, Didier Drogba of Galasaray.
Drogba plies his trade with Turkish Club, Galatasaray while, Toure, the defending champion plays for Manchester City. Mikel Obi is a regular feature for Chelsea FC of London.
According to Mohammed Aderibigbe of Precise Sports, Mikel Obi holds the ace having won the African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles and Europa Cup with Chlesea FC of London.
The same view was corroborated by Sam Smith of Sports Degrees who opined that Mikel deserves the Award due to his exploits with Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles, adding that if Mikel succeeds, Nigeria will be returning to the list of countries producing Glo Caf Award winners since 1999 when Kanu Nwankwo won the Award.
Chris Abraham, a sports pundit however differs in opinion. He is tipping Yahaya Toure for the Award. According to him “Yaya will nick it again, he is the leading contender and the fact that he recently won the BBC African Player of the Year makes him a clear favourite”.
However Sports 24, an on-line Sports Outfit also tipped Mikel Obi outrightly. “ The award goes to Mikel, a regular in Chelsea line up, European? Champions League winner, Europa Cup winner and African Cup of Nations Champion, what else? ”
Who wears the crown? All roads lead to the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on 9th January, 2014 where the king will be crowned.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/2013-glo-caf-award-analysts-favour-mikel/#sthash.8EpWTyhN.r2JK5I9E.dpuf
Majority of the opinions however favour Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi to win the Award.
The top three nominees for the 2013 Glo CAF Footballer of the year Award was announced last week by Africa’s highest football authority, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The top three lists released includes Nigeria’s Mikel Obi, Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and his country mate, Didier Drogba of Galasaray.
Drogba plies his trade with Turkish Club, Galatasaray while, Toure, the defending champion plays for Manchester City. Mikel Obi is a regular feature for Chelsea FC of London.
According to Mohammed Aderibigbe of Precise Sports, Mikel Obi holds the ace having won the African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles and Europa Cup with Chlesea FC of London.
The same view was corroborated by Sam Smith of Sports Degrees who opined that Mikel deserves the Award due to his exploits with Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles, adding that if Mikel succeeds, Nigeria will be returning to the list of countries producing Glo Caf Award winners since 1999 when Kanu Nwankwo won the Award.
Chris Abraham, a sports pundit however differs in opinion. He is tipping Yahaya Toure for the Award. According to him “Yaya will nick it again, he is the leading contender and the fact that he recently won the BBC African Player of the Year makes him a clear favourite”.
However Sports 24, an on-line Sports Outfit also tipped Mikel Obi outrightly. “ The award goes to Mikel, a regular in Chelsea line up, European? Champions League winner, Europa Cup winner and African Cup of Nations Champion, what else? ”
Who wears the crown? All roads lead to the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on 9th January, 2014 where the king will be crowned.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/2013-glo-caf-award-analysts-favour-mikel/#sthash.8EpWTyhN.r2JK5I9E.dpuf
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