{"id":9888,"date":"2011-12-09T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/nigeria%e2%80%99s-ahmed-musa-leads-charge-for-caf-young-player-of-the-year-award\/"},"modified":"2011-12-09T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T15:48:00","slug":"nigerias-ahmed-musa-leads-charge-for-caf-young-player-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/09\/nigerias-ahmed-musa-leads-charge-for-caf-young-player-of-the-year-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s Ahmed Musa leads charge for Caf Young Player of the Year award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa leads the charge for the Most Promising Talent of the year accolade at the Glo-Caf Awards which will be held in Accra, Ghana on December 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Venlo forward has been listed alongside goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy (Egypt and Al Masry), forward Souleymane Coulibaly (Ivory Coast and Tottenham Hotspur) and defender Banana Yaya (Cameroon and Esperance).<\/span><\/p>\n

Musa has had a very interesting year in which he has played for Nigeria\u2019s national teams in the Under-20 African and World Championships, the Olympic qualifiers and the senior national team, where he scored his debut goal against Kenya in a friendly match.<\/p>\n

He also played a big part in Venlo\u2019s escape from relegation in the Dutch league last season, as he was flown back from the AYC in South Africa to play for his club.<\/p>\n

The other players on the list can also count a number of achievements with the youngest, 16-year-old Coulibaly, scoring nine goals in four matches for Ivory Coast to top the scorer’s chart at the Under-17 World Cup in Mexico. His comparison with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba saw him signed by Tottenham, and he has since scored goals for the youth team.<\/p>\n

Twenty-year-old El-Shenawi made his senior debut for the Pharaohs against Niger in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying tournament after the Egyptians fielded a weakened side having missed out on a qualifying spot. He also played in a friendly match against Brazil in November. He won the best goalkeeper award at the AYC in South Africa, where Egypt took the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

Young Cameroon defender Banana Yaya won silver at the AYC in South Africa and has been playing for Tunisian side Esperance since 2009.<\/p>\n

Caf will announce the winner of the award on December 22 during a ceremony in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa leads the charge for the Most Promising Talent of the year accolade at the Glo-Caf Awards which will be held in Accra, Ghana on December 22. The 19-year-old Venlo forward has been listed alongside goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy (Egypt and Al Masry), forward Souleymane Coulibaly (Ivory Coast and Tottenham Hotspur) and defender Banana Yaya (Cameroon and Esperance). Musa has had a very interesting year in which he has played for Nigeria\u2019s national teams in the Under-20 African and World Championships, the Olympic qualifiers and the senior national team, where he scored his debut goal against Kenya in a friendly match<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nNigeria\u2019s Ahmed Musa leads charge for Caf Young Player of the Year award - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/09\/nigerias-ahmed-musa-leads-charge-for-caf-young-player-of-the-year-award\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s Ahmed Musa leads charge for Caf Young Player of the Year award - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Nigeria winger Ahmed Musa leads the charge for the Most Promising Talent of the year accolade at the Glo-Caf Awards which will be held in Accra, Ghana on December 22. 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