Akinkunmi Amoo has dedicated his Caf Awards nomination to his family, teammates, coaches, and the Nigerians whose love he ‘feels every day.
Amoo was one of the ten players that were nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year award. Reacting to his nomination, the FC Copenhagen attacking midfielder told Goal:
“I am very glad to be among Caf’s list of the best young players in Africa. This piece of cheerful news has brought great joy to me.
“I want to dedicate this success to my family, who always gave me the courage to move forward, to my teammates who have helped me always, to all my coaches who have sharpened my career, and most of all to the 200 million Nigerians whose love I feel every day.
“With a deep sense of humility, this nomination comes as a big surprise to me because we have so many great talents on the continent.”
Amoo went further to say that he wants to win the award and that his nomination will serve as a big challenge for him to continue to work hard.
“Like other nominees, I want to emerge as the winner on the d-day. That would be a thing of joy and pride for me,” the 20-year-old continued.
“It will also boost my profile in professional football. Right now, I want to enjoy this moment because I have been getting calls from friends and family who have been sending in congratulatory messages.
“Most importantly, this nomination is a big challenge for me to keep working hard and keep pushing.”
The awards ceremony will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco scheduled to take place between 2 July – 23 July. The other nominees for the Young Player Of the Month prize are:
– Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso & Lorient)
– Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire & ASEC/RB Salzburg)
– Jesus Owono (Equatorial Guinea & Alaves)
– James Gomez (The Gambia & AC Horsens)
– Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana & Rennes)
– Ilaix Moriba Kourouma (Guinea & Valencia)
– El Bilal Toure (Mali & Reims)
– Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Metz)
– Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United).
