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Saka Nominated For Another Award

by Niyi Busari,
Sep 16, 2020
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Arsenal kid prodigy, Bukayo Saka, continues to remind the world how special he is. It is now official that the Nigerian has been nominated to the 40-player Golden Boy shortlist for 2020, informs Italian sports daily Tuttosport.

The Arsenal teenage sensation is the only player of Nigerian descent included in the shortlist. He is joined by top stars like Bayern Munich's duo of Joshua Kimmich and Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee. Also on the list is the very amazing Karim Adeyemi of Salzburg. The last winner of the award was Joao Felix of Atletico Madrid. He won the prestigious award which wa awarded to the best U-21 player in Europe last year.

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Also on the list are Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, Manchester United's Mason Greenwood; Barcelona's Ansu Fati with Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund among the favorites for the award.

If the Arsenal Academy product wins the award, he will be the first Nigeria-eligible player to win the Golden Boy since its inception in 2003.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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