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Super Eagles forwards Terem Moffi and Moses Simon have been nominated for the coveted Marc-Vivien Foe award, NRTC reports.
The organisers of the Marc-Vivien Foe award have deemed both Moffi and Moses worthy of this year’s nominations.
The award is given to the best performing player in a French Ligue 1 season who represents an African country at international level.
Moffi and Moses Simon are nominated alongside nine other Ligue 1 players.
The award was established in 2009 in memory of the former Cameroon International Marc-Vivien Foe. He passed away while playing for Cameroon during the 2003 FIFA Confederation Cup.
Both Moses Simon and Terem Moffi as well as Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang feature prominently on this nominees’ list.
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Surprisingly, there is no place for former Flying Eagles forward Akor Adams who joined Montpellier last summer. Adams has bagged seven goals in the Ligue 1 this season.
Moffi’s 10 goals and two assists have helped Nice occupy European spot as they hope to maintain or better it.
Nantes are 14th in the Ligue 1 table with 28 points. The club will however continue to miss the services of Moses who has been ruled out of the season.
The winger sustained an injury during the Super Eagles’ 2-0 loss to Mali during an international friendly a week ago.
The Super Eagles duo will face tough competition from the current holder of the award Chancel Mbemba of D.R Congo.
Other nominees for the 2024 Marc-Vivien Foe award
29-year-old Algerian player Nabil Bentaleb, who plays for LOSC Lille, is also nominated. The former Tottenham central midfielder has created two assists in 20 Ligue 1 games this term since joining from Angers.
Another nominee is PSG defender Achraf Hakimi, and high-flying Marseille striker Aubameyang.
The former Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal hitman has won the award before – in 2013, while he was with AS Saint-ĆtiennĆ©. He has 18 goal contributions in 27 league outings this campaign.
Aubameyang has registered 11 goals and assisted his teammates seven times in the Ligue 1. He is a major reason why Marseille – currently 7th on the log – continue to push for a European spot.
Oumar DiakitƩ, who won the 2023 AFCON with Ivory Coast in February this year, makes the shortlist. The forward has netted five times in 21 league matches for Reims, assisting one more.
With his five goals and three assists in 24 Ligue games for Rennes, Amine Gouiri is shortlisted for the Marc-Vivien Foe award.
Also nominated are Burundi midfielder Youssouf Ndayishimiye and Monaco defender Wilfried Singo.
Who are the Nigerian players that have won the Marc-Vivien Foe award?
Super Eagles legend Vincent Enyeama won the award in the 2013-14 season while playing for Lille. Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is the second Nigerian to win it when he did again with Lille in the 2019-20 campaign.
The winner of this year’s Marc-Vivien Foe award will be announced on 13 May, 2024.
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