Super Eagles youngster nominated for CAF Men’s Young Player of the Year

The yet-to-be-capped Tremendous Eagles teenager was named as one of many nominees for the CAF Younger Participant of the Yr award

Tremendous Eagles midfielder, Akinkunmi Amoo has been announced as one of ten nominees for the award class for younger gamers.

Burkina Faso’s Dango Ouattara, Ivory Coast’s Karim Konate, Jesus Owono, James Gomez, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ilaix Moriba, El Bilal Toure, Pape Matar Sarr and Hannibal Mejbri had been all nominated for the award.

Amoo is in an illustrious circle as he’s up towards a number of the continent’s best younger footballers.

The participant who joined FC Copenhagen in January has resumed preseason coaching forward of subsequent season and is the one nominee on the checklist that’s but to be capped by his nation on the senior stage.

He had a blistering U-17 profession however didn’t get to characteristic on the U-20 stage. Amoo’s invitation for the 2021 AFCON was late and he didn’t make it to the competitors however was a part of Nigeria’s squad who missed out on the 2022 World Cup to Ghana.