{"id":239382,"date":"2024-10-26T02:34:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T02:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/abdul-aziz-issah-earns-nomination-for-young-player-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2024-10-26T02:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T02:34:17","slug":"abdul-aziz-issah-earns-nomination-for-young-player-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/26\/abdul-aziz-issah-earns-nomination-for-young-player-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul Aziz Issah earns nomination for Young Player of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/127\/12718766.295.jpg\" alt=\"Abdul Aziz recently joined Barcelona Team B\" title=\"Abdul Aziz recently joined Barcelona Team B\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Abdul Aziz recently joined Barcelona Team B<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghanaian youngster Abdul Aziz Issah has been nominated for the 2024 Young Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>He is competing for the prize alongside rising talents like Senegal\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations star Lamine Camara, Karim Konate of Salzburg, Brighton\u2019s Carlos Baleba, and Yakuba Minteh of Brighton and Senegal.<\/p>\n<p>Aziz Issah has also been shortlisted for the CAF Inter-club Player of the Year award, alongside his compatriot and former Dreams FC teammate John Antwi.<\/p>\n<p>The teenager was recognized by CAF as one of the continent\u2019s best young players, finishing as the top scorer in last season\u2019s CAF Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The skilled forward netted four goals and provided two assists in 10 games, helping Dreams FC reach a historic semi-final in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a standout performer for Ghana during the 2023 African Games, where the team won gold.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Aziz Issah has since joined FC Barcelona\u2019s B team at the end of the season, becoming the second Ghanaian to sign for the club this summer, after David Oduro, who joined from Accra Lions last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdul Aziz recently joined Barcelona Team B Ghanaian youngster Abdul Aziz Issah has been nominated for the 2024 Young Player of the Year award. 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