Ademola Lookman will surely win the award this year, IMO CAF only made it easier by adding Diaz into the final list. What are Diaz exploits in his national team? What did he do for them in the last AFCON? In the past, CAF could have succeeded in cheating on awards and playing favourites but with social media in today’s world it will be difficult for them to do such a thing without facing heavy criticism from the public.
I think it is a big deal that Nigerian has two nominations in the list alongside Morrocco. It goes to show that despite the challenges, our boys are working very hard and they are getting recognized for it. If you ask me, I would say that there are supposed to be three nomination or even four - Victor Osimhen and Boniface. But then it is going to raise some dusts and even if that were to happen that increases the chances of a Nigerian going home with the award. In my estimation, the award battle will be between Simon Adingra (who won AFCON with Ivory Coast) and Ademola Lookman (AFCON runner-up with Nigeria and UEFA Cup success with Atalanta). The latter has been very consistent. In fact, let me just say congratulations in advance, Lookman.