Kelechi Iheanacho And Moses Simon Nominated For Prestigious Golden Boy Award

Turin based sports daily Tuttosport has announced the nominees for the 2015 Edition of the European Golden Boy, an award for the best footballer in Europe below 21 years.

Four players of Nigerian descent - Moses Simon (Gent), Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) and Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) made the 40 - player shortlist .

Respected journalists from reputable publications Marca, The Times, Bild, L’Equipe, Tuttosport and  De Telegraaf will chose the most worthy player to succeed  Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.

Nigeria internationals Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) and Kenneth Omeruo( Kasimpasa) have been nominated for the prestigious award in the past.

Nominees
Nathan Ake (Watford )
Dele Alli (Tottenham )
Marco Asensio (Espanyol)
Zakaria Bakkali ( Valencia )
Hector Bellerin (Arsenal )
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich )
Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid )
Dahoud Mahmoud (Borussia M’gladbach )
Danilo Barbosa (Valencia )
Jason Denayer (Galatasaray, Manchester City )
Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax Amsterdam )
Munir El Haddadi (FC Barcelona)
Francisco Rodriguez (Wolfsburg )
Goncalo Guedes (Benfica )
Alen Halilovic (Sporting Gijon/ FC Barcelona)
Hojberg Pierre-Emile (Schalke 04)
Jordon Ibe ( Liverpool )
Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City )
Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United)
Ricardo Kishna (Lazio )
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea )
Nemanja Maksimovic (Astana )
Anthony Martial (Manchester United )
Max Meyer (Schalke 04 )
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio )
Divock Origi (Liverpool )
Mario Pasalic (AS Monaco, Chelsea )
Gaston Pereiro (PSV Eindhoven)
Marko Pajca (Dinamo Zagreb )
Adrien Rabiot (Paris SG)
Alessio Romagnoli (AC Milan )
Ruben Neves ( Porto )
Sandro Ramirez (FC Barcelona )
Luke Shaw (Manchester United )
Moses Simon (Gent)
Youri Tielemans (RSC Anderlecht )
Adama Traore (Aston Villa )
Adama Traore ( AS Monaco )
Tonny Vilhena ( Feyenoord )
Andrija Zivkovic (Partizan Belgrade)

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