By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Super Eagles caretaker coach Augustine Eguavoen is elated with the nomination of Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award.
The duo will be hoping to succeed Victor Osimhen, who won the award last year.
Eight other players are in the running for this year’s award.
Eguavoen celebrated the achievements of the Super Eagles stars in a heartfelt message on X (formerly Twitter).
“Congratulations to our Super Super Super Eagles duo – Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong on their nomination for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year. A brilliant year for Nigerian football, let’s crown it all with another win in Morocco,” he wrote.
The 2024 CAF Awards will hold in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, December 16.