By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
ACLSportsACLSportsACLSports
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • Football
  • Naijaheroes
  • Grassroots
  • Basketball
  • Athletics
  • News
  • More
    • Laughter, Leather & Losses
    • #YOURSPORTSMEMO Podcast
    • Blogs
    • Competition
Reading: Simon, Osimhen among nominees for Marc-Vivien Foé prize
Share
Font ResizerAa
ACLSportsACLSports
Search
  • Home
  • Laughter, Leather & Losses
  • Football
  • Naijaheroes
  • Grassroots
  • Basketball
  • Athletics
  • News
  • #YourSportsMemo
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
ACLSports > Blog > Football > Ligue 1 > Simon, Osimhen among nominees for Marc-Vivien Foé prize
FootballLigue 1News

Simon, Osimhen among nominees for Marc-Vivien Foé prize

Kingsley Kobo
Last updated: May 31, 2020 8:26 pm
Kingsley Kobo
Published: May 31, 2020
Share
As featured on NewsNow: Sport news
Sport News 24/7 

Eleven players will be vying for the 2019/2020 edition of the Marc-Vivien Foé prize, an annual award which honours the best African footballer in French Ligue 1.

The list, released by organisers Radio RFI and France 24 television, is dominated by Senegal internationals with four candidates – Mbaye Niang and Edouard Mendy (Rennes), Habib Diallo (Metz) and Idrissa Gueye (PSG).

Nigeria boasts of two representatives – Nantes’ player of the season Moses Simon and hot-in-the-market forward Victor Osimhen.

Two Africa Cup of Nations champions with Algeria also made the list – Andy Delort (Montpellier) and Islam Slimani (Monaco).

- Advertisement -

The others are Mali’s Hamari Traoré, who plays for Rennes, his club mate Yunis Abdelhamid of Morocco and Gabon midfielder Denis Bouanga of Saint-Etienne.

Ivory Coast international and Arsenal attacker Nicolas Pépé is the prize holder, which he won last year while playing for Lille.  His compatriot Gervinho is the only player to have won the accolade twice.

The award was initiated in 2009 in memory of the late Cameroon international, who collapsed while playing for the Indomitable Lions against Colombia in the FIFA Confederations Cup in Lyon, France on June 26, 2003. He was pronounced dead moments later at the hospital.

Para-Powerlifting: Oluwafemiayo eyes 2nd Paralympic gold medal
Lagos to increase prize money at the 2018 Nigeria Open
Weightlifting: Rafiatu Lawal qualifies for Paris 2024 Olympics
Esperance sign Anayo Iwuala from Enyimba
Knowledge gained in Gold Coast is priceless – Abraham
TAGGED:Ligue 1Marc Vivien FoeMoses SimonVictor Osimhen
Share This Article
Facebook Whatsapp Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Previous Article Leading Nigeria to the 2019 AG was an honour – Daniel Nathaniel
Next Article Odion Ighalo extends Manchester United stay
Leave a Comment

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Categories

YourSportsMemo

Latest News

Heartbreak for Real Sapphire, as Stormers clinch NNL promotion
Football News
Bronze for Godbless at NCAA Championships, Ella misses out
Athletics Competition News
Chukwuma clocks 11.03s to qualify for World Championships
Athletics Competition News
NLO Playoffs: Real Sapphire and Joy Cometh share spoils
Football News

Stay Connected

FacebookLike
XFollow
InstagramFollow

Archives

Latest News

Chiamaka Nnadozie departs Paris FC after historic season
News Super Falcons Women's Football
2025/2026 NPFL season gets kick-off date
Football News NPFL
Ex-Super Falcon Ayisat Yusuf-Aromire to coach GirlPower United
Competition News Super Falcons Women's Football

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 16.7K other subscribers
ACLSportsACLSports
Follow US
© ACLSports. All Rights Reserved.
adbanner