AHMED MUSA Is Favorite To Win RPL Best Player In October

According to championat.com, CSKA Moscow winger Ahmed Musa, whose goal and assist gave the Army Men victory over Rubin Kazan, has been voted as the second best player in the Russian Premier League for the 12th round of matches .

Journalists, coaches and readers of the influential Russian football portal were asked to pick the best three players of last weekend.

On the basis of the votes, Dynamo Moscow's Alexander Kokorin was chosen as the best player of the last round. In second position is Nigeria international Ahmed Musa while Ivorian striker of Anzhi finished in third place.

For Player of the Month of October, Musa is the frontrunner with 14 votes, followed by Alexander Kokorin with 11 points. If Musa wins the award as expected, he would replace Cameroon super star Samuel Eto'o as the best player in the championship.

Ahmed Musa, 20,  has scored three goals in his last three appearances for club and country.