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Super Eagles duo, of Moses Simon of Nantes and Akinkunmi Amoo of Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga have been nominated for the CAF Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards respectively.
CAF released the first list of nominees for the Men’s categories namely Player of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year on Thursday.
Simon has been shortlisted based on his good outing for Nigeria at AFCON 2021 held in Cameroon whilst Amoo stood out for Danish clubside Copenhagen.
Simon popularly known as daddy amongst his peers was formerly a Levante player, he scored six goals and recorded eight assists in 30 league appearances for his present clubside Nantes of France last season.
He will battle the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Riyadh Mahrez, and co for the award.
Amoo on the other hand made the shortlist in the Young Player category after an impressive campaign for his Danish club, FC Copenhagen last season where the midfield prodigy shone like a million stars.
The CAF Awards 2022 will be held ahead of the final of the African Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco and has been fixed to take place between 2 July – 23 July.