Source Soccernet.com
After winning the 2016 CAF Youth Player of the Year at the 2017 GLO-CAF
Awards, Alex Iwobi has been tipped to be named Player of the Year in the
nearest future.
No Nigerian has won the award since Kanu Nwankwo in1999 but Okocha believes his nephew, Iwobi can break that jinx.
"It is not fair that no Nigerian player has been able to win the African
footballer of the year since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999,” said Okocha to
Complete Sports.
“We have come close on some occasions but we will get there soon."
"I see the likes of young Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, Troost Ekong,
Victor Osimhen and others winning future African player of the year
awards. It is a generation thing; our generation dominated Africa then
we missed out for long. We'll be there again.
"Iwobi, Iheanacho and other up-and-coming youngsters will definitely
climb the rostrum as African footballer of the year in say two to three
years' time. I am positive about this."
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