Moses, Iwobi Face Anxious Wait Over Ballon d'Or Nomination

No Nigerian star has been considered yet for the prestigious Ballon d'Or 2017 after France Football announced fifteen of the thirty nominees on Monday, October 9.

Victor Moses and Alex Iwobi were two of Nigeria's most outstanding players in 2017, and will have to wait until 1815 hours to discover if they made the 30-man shortlist, with the French football magazine announcing half of the contenders as at the time of this report.

Moses was converted into a right wing-back by manager Antonio Conte last season and helped Chelsea to win the Premier League title and qualify for the final of the Emirates FA Cup.

The 26-year-old also played a key role in Nigeria qualifying for the 2018 World Cup and was named by the Confederation of African Football in the Best eleven of Match Day 3 and 4 of the CAF 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Hale End Academy product Alex Iwobi was a member of the Arsenal team that won the Emirates FA Cup last season.

For the past nine years, the Ballon d'Or has been won by either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

Ballon d'Or 2017 Shortlist So Far

Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
Paulo Dybala (Juventus)
N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Dries Mertens (Napoli)
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Neymar (PSG)
Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Harry Kane (Spurs)
Edin Džeko (Roma)

Igho Kingsley

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