Kelechi Iheanacho and Alex Iwobi nominated for UEFA Golden Boy award, become 1st Nigerians to ever be nominated

Super Eagles attackers Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC) and Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City FC) have been nominated for the UEFA Golden Boy award, an award given to the best promising teenage talent in Europe, and by so doing the two players are the first Nigerian players in history to be nominated for the award following their breathtaking performances the last 12 months.

 

The  40-man shortlist for the Golden Boy also includes talented popular youngsters like Dele Alli, Marko Grujic, Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman, Marcus Rashford, Moussa Dembele, Youri Tielemans, Leroy Sane, Renato Sanches, Ousmane Dembele and Gabriel Barbosa among others.

Arsenal's Iwobi has made 17 league appearances and scored twice for the Gunners raking up a large amount of assists while Man City's Iheanacho has scored 10 Premier League goals from just 14 shots on 

Real Madrid star wins Best Player in Europe Award

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. 

Ronaldo beat off competition from Ream Madrid teammate, Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann to win the award at the draw for the Champions League group stage on Thursday, August 25.

The 31-year-old led Real to their 11th Champions League win before playing a pivotal role in guiding Portugal to their first major international trophy at Euro 2016.

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Ronaldo's team mate Bale, who also won a Champions League medal, inspired Wales to reach the semi-finals at June's European Championship.

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France striker Griezmann lost the Champions League final with Atletico, and was also on the losing side in the Euro 2016 final, although he was crowned top scorer with six goals and was named player of the European Championship.

The three finalists for the award were chosen by journalists from UEFA'S member nations.

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This is the second time Ronaldo is winning the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

UEFA Champions League Draw Spots

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GROUP A

Paris(FRA)

Arsenal(ENG)

Basel(SUI)

Ludogorets(BUL)

GROUP B

Benfica(POR)

Napoli(ITA)

Dynamo Kyiv(UKR)

Beşiktaş(TUR)

GROUP C

Barcelona(ESP)

Man. City(ENG)

Mönchengladbach(GER)

Celtic(SCO)

GROUP D

Bayern(GER)

Atlético(ESP)

PSV(NED)

Rostov(RUS)

GROUP E

CSKA Moskva(RUS)

Leverkusen(GER)

Tottenham(ENG)

Monaco(FRA)

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Real Madrid(ESP)

Dortmund(GER)

Sporting CP(POR)

Legia(POL)

GROUP G

Leicester(ENG)

Porto(POR)

Club Brugge(BEL)

København(DEN)

GROUP H

Juventus(ITA)

Sevilla(ESP)

Lyon(FRA)

Dinamo Zagreb(CRO)