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Vincent Enyeama & Ahmed Musa are the only Nigerian players on CAF's 2014 African Player of the Year nominees list.

And everyone keeps wondering why Mikel Obi’s name is missing on the list. Ahmed Musa and Vincent Enyeama are the only Super Eagles players on CAF’s 25-man 2014 African Player of the Year list.
African Player of the Year nominees

1.    Ahmed Musa                         (Nigeria, CSKA Moscow)
2.    Asamoah Gyan                          (Ghana, Al Ain)
3.    Dame N’doye                            (Senegal, Lokomotiv Moscow)
4.    Emmanuel Adebayor                              (Togo, Tottenham)
5.    Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting                 (Cameroon, Schalke 04)
6.    Fakhreddine Ben Youssef                     (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien)
7.    Ferdjani Sassi                             (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien)
8.    Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire, AS Roma)
9.    Islam Slimani                              (Algeria, Sporting Lisbon)
10. Kwadwo Asamoah                                   (Ghana, Juventus)
11. Mehdi Benatia                           (Morocco, Bayern Munich)
12. Mohamed El Neny                                   (Egypt, Basel)
13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang               (Gabon, Borussia Dortmund)
14. Raïs M’Bolhi                                 (Algeria, Philadelphia Union)
15. Sadio Mané                                 (Senegal, Southampton)
16. Seydou Kieta                              (Mali, As Roma)
17. Sofiane Feghouli                       (Algeria, Valencia)
18. Stephane Mbia                          (Cameroon,  Sevilla)
19. Thulani Serero                            (South Africa, Ajax)
20. Vincent Aboubakar                                  (Cameroon, Porto)
21. Vincent Enyeama                                      (Nigeria, Lille)
22. Wilfried Bony                              (Cote d’Ivoire, Swansea)
23. Yacine Brahimi                            (Algeria, Porto)
24. Yannick Bolasie                          (DR Congo, Crystal Palace)
25. Yaya Toure                                   (Cote d’Ivoire, Man City)
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Vincent Enyeama pulls out of 2015 AFCON qualifiers.

Afterall Family is Everything! Super Eagles goal-keeper, Vincent Enyeama has pulled out of Super Eagles squad who would face Congo and South Africa in the 2015 African Nations Cup qualifying matches which comes up on September 6 and 10 in Calabar, Nigeria.
The Lille stopper who made a call to Colin Udoh yesterday cited family engagements. “I spoke to the coach and explained to him why I couldn’t make it. I have some very pressing family issues to attend to at this time and it’s important for me to be there with my family at this time. I’ve told the coach that I will be available in future. But this time, I need to be there for my family.” He added.
Meanwhile, Elkanemi’s goalkeeper, David Obiazor has been handed a late call up to the SuperEagles camp as replacement for Vincent.
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Cristiano Ronaldo wins Goal 50. Enyeama the only Nigerian in the list

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Goal 50 award for the world’s best footballer
after a record-breaking season. The Portuguese forward claims the trophy from digital football brand Goal.com for the third time.
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama was also named in the list and finished in 27th spot after impressive performances with Lille and the Super Eagles in the last season. Enyeama helped the reigning African champions to the second round of the World Cup where he kept two clean sheets. His heroics with Lille saw him go 1062 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2013/13 Ligue 1 season.
The Goal 50 title – presented by the world’s biggest single-sport website – is in recognition of a magnificent campaign during which Ronaldo led his club to a long-awaited 10th Champions League crown.
Ronaldo, 29, who also claimed the Copa del Rey, struck 51 goals in all competitions for club and country. He shared the European Golden Shoe with Luis Suarez and also picked up the 2013 Fifa Ballon d’Or.
“It’s a very big honour for me to have been chosen as the best player,” Ronaldo told Goal at the trophy presentation held at Real Madrid’s
pre-season training camp in Los Angeles.
“I’m sincerely grateful for this award. I also want to thank the fans for their support and for their passion for the game, which is what makes this sport so fascinating throughout the world.”
The Goal 50 is regarded as one of the most credible and respected awards in sport, chosen by over 600 Goal journalists, covering 35 editions around the world to a global audience of over 64 million users.
Voting takes place at the end of domestic and international seasons for the majority of countries. Ronaldo heads this year’s list in front of second-placed Arjen Robben, who starred for Netherlands at the World Cup and helped Bayern to four trophies in 2013-14. Last year’s winner Lionel Messi finished third after another prolific season for club and country.

The Goal 50 has a track record of identifying many of the future stars of
the game. Youngsters James Rodriguez and Thibaut Courtois featured in the
2013 list, and this year both made it into the top 10.
Commenting on the results, Graham Shaw, Goal’s Editorial Director, said:
“Goal 50 gives a truly global view on the players who have lit up an epic
season. Congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo who fully deserves to top this
year’s list after a sensational campaign.”

2014 Goal 50 – Top 10
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
2. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
4. Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
5. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
6. James Rodriguez (AS Monaco)
7. Luis Suarez (Liverpool)
8. Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
9. Arturo Vidal (Juventus)
10. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

2014 Goal 50 – positions 11-50
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
12. Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla)
13. Angel di Maria (Real Madrid)
14. Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
15. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
16. Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich)
17. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund)
18. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
19. Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
20. Miralem Pjanic (AS Roma)
21. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)
22. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
23. Keylor Navas (Levante)
24. Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)
25. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
26. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
27. Vincent Enyeama (Lille)
28. Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina)
29. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
30. Neymar (Barcelona)
31. Joel Campbell (Olympiakos)
32. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain)
33. Enzo Perez (Benfica)
34. Charles Aranguiz (Internacional)
35. Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain)
36. Daley Blind (Ajax)
37. Gervinho (AS Roma)
38. Paul Pogba (Juventus)
39. Rafael Marquez (Leon)
40. Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain)
41. Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
42. David Silva (Manchester City)
43. Ciro Immobile (Torino)
44. Serge Aurier (Toulouse)
45. Yoshito Okubo (Kawasaki Frontale)
46. Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City)
47. Caner Erkin (Fenerbahce)
48. Nadir Belhadj (Al-Sadd)
49. Kim Shin-Wook (Ulsan Hyundai)
50. Tim Cahill (New York Red Bulls)

http://www.goal.com The Goal 50 is voted for by editors representing each of the 35 editions of Goal around the world.

Goal.com is the most-read football site in the world, according to ComScore, with editions in 16 languages spanning five continents. The Goal 50 is voted for based on the performance of the players over a full season rather than a calendar year.
Details of 2013 winner Lionel Messi (from FC Barcelona’s website):
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/leo-messi-wins-goal-50-award

Goal 50 previous winners:

• 2007/2008 Cristiano Ronaldo
• 2008/2009 Lionel Messi
• 2009/2010 Wesley Sneijder
• 2010/2011 Lionel Messi
• 2011/2012 Cristiano Ronaldo
• 2012/2013 Lionel Messi

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Nigeria's Vincent Enyeama makes FIFA's best goalkeepers in the World Cup list

The world would be surprised if he didn’t make the list. Super Eagles/Lille shot-stopper, Vincent Enyeama has made FIFA’s list of the best goalkeepers in the 2014 World Cup list. Albeit Nigeria has crashed out of the World Cup, there is no denying that the Kaduna-born goal-keeping star made some epic saves in the tournament.
Top 6 goal keepers in the World Cup
(1) Claudio Bravo- Chile
(2) Thibaut Courtois- Belgium
(3) Keylor Navas- Costa Rica
(4) Vincent Enyeama- Nigeria
(5) David Ospina – Colombia
(6) Guillermo Ochoa- Mexico
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Stephen Keshi blames Enyeama for Nigeria's World Cup exit

Super Eagles manager, Stephen Keshi has revealed that goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama is to blame for Nigeria’s World Cup exit. According to him, Enyeama’s failure to clear a corner 11 minutes to the end of the game between Nigeria and France yesterday gave the opponent a lead.
“Enyeama had to make a decision and I don’t know why he went for it like that. It’s his call and it cost us. It was a big moment. I don’t know why African teams don’t go further. If I were out there on the pitch, I would never want to go home. Probably some of the players are not focused enough. We will have to review this.”
Meanwhile the former Nigerian player reportedly told players in the dressing room shortly after the game that he might quit his job as coach. Joseph Yobo who has also announced his retirement from international football. Rumour has it that Stephen Keshi might take up a coaching job at South Africa (National team).
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Vincent Enyeama makes another history in France

More plaudits rolling in for Super Eagles goal-keeper, Vincent Enyeama who has made another history in France. Last December, at his Lille club, he became the first goal-keeper with the highest number of minutes (950 minutes) under his belt without conceding a goal.

Yesterday again, the 31 year-old became the first Nigerian, the first goalkeeper and first player from Africa to be named France’s Ligue 1 African player of the season. Out of all the 37 championship games for his club this season, he conceded just 25 goals.

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Nigeria's Vincent Enyeama nominated for French best

Go Vincent! We are solidly behind you. We pray he scoops this. Yes he can!!! Super Eagles/OSC Lille goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama has been nominated for the best goalkeeper award in the Professional Union of French Players (UNFP) awards, which will be held on May 11.
 
The 31-year-old Nigerian international who has conceded 21 goals in 35 games for his club this season, was nominated alongside Olympique Marseille’s Steve Mandanda, Salvatore Sirigu of Paris Saint Germain and Stephane Ruffier of Saint-Ettiene.
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