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Chukwueze Sends Warning To Salah, Mane And Others As He Targets African Player Of The Year Award

Samuel Chukwueze has sent a message to the rest of his rivals that he will always continue to improve and hopes to win the African player of in the next two years.

The Super Eagles star enjoyed a breakout campaign last season with Villarreal and that earned him a spot in Nigeria’s squad that finished third at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

He played a starring role for the team, scoring in the quarterfinal victory over South Africa. He has carried the form into the new La Liga campaign, scoring in Villarreal’s 4-4 draw against Granada on Saturday.

The Nigerian international has also been named by UEFA as one of the youngsters to look out for this campaign, while he also just inked a deal with Roc Nation Sports.

Nevertheless, the youngster is not ready to rest on his laurels and sent out a warning to the likes of Salah that he is planning on being the best in Africa in two years time.

“I have already set my target. “I pray as I keep on working hard & keeping my head down, maybe in the next two years I will win the Africa Best (Footballer of the Year award).

Joba Ogunwale

Oluwajoba Ogunwale has many years of experience as a sports content writer. The most recent of these was at Opera News, after which he took up the role of Editor-in-Chief at Soccernet.

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