Ahmed Musa nominated as one of the best young players in the world

Ahmed Musa is up for nomination as one of the best footballing talents in the world under the age of 21 to succeed Mario Gotze – the Borussia Dortmund playmaker.
The CSKA Moscow attacker is on the list for the second consecutive year and his exploits with the Russian team coupled with his goals for the national team would have helped him into the list of the contenders given by Tuttosport.
The winger originally from Kano Pillars has scored goals at whatever club he has joined. He was the leading scorer in the Nigeria Premier League with 16 goals in 2009, before joining VVV Venlo of the Netherlands where he also excelled scoring 10 goals in 37 matches in two seasons, primarily as a winger before getting his big move to the former UEFA Cup champions.
This season, he has been asked to play further forward after Serge Doumbia picked an injury and has been scoring frequently since.
Musa, 21, is considered as one of Nigeria’s brightest football talents and he is expected to be a part of the Super Eagles that will compete at the next Africa Cup of Nations tournament that is coming up in South Africa next year.
Other notable nominees are David Alaba of Bayern Munich, Thibaut Courtois from Atletico Madrid, Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan, Stephan El Shaarawy from AC Milan, Christian Eriksen from Ajax, Mario Gotze from Borussia Dortmund, Ola John from Benfica, Iker Muniain from Athletic Bilbao and Jonjo Shelvey and Raheem Sterling from Liverpool.
The award will be given out in Turin in December and the winner will be picked by the votes of respected journalists from some of Europe’s most respected newspapers.
 DailyPost