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| Vincent Enyeama (Photo: The Nation) |
Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, has thanked
Nigerians after he made the shortlist of five for the 2014 Confederation of
African Football Player of the Year award.
Enyeama, along with Super Eagles teammate Ahmed
Musa, have been announced in the final five for the African Player of the Year
award, and said he owes it to Nigerians for the love and support they have
shown to him.
“I have to thank Nigerians for their love and
support,” Enyeama told reporters.
“I am really grateful to them and I hope a Nigerian
wins it this time.
“I thank them for helping me get this far and I
appreciate their support.”
The 32-year-old, alongside Musa, are the only
Nigerians on the shortlist that also included 2013 winner, Ivory Coast’s Yaya
Toure of Manchester City, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia
Dortmund, and Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain.
Enyeama had earlier told sl10.ng that if he were to
choose, he would pick qualification to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations over the
African Player of the Year award, but posited that ‘it would be great if a
Nigerian wins the award again.
The last Nigerian to win the award was Nwankwo Kanu
in 1999, although Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha came very close to winning it in
2004, but lost out to Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o Fils.
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