EXCLUSIVE! Talented Swedish-based Nigerian forward Akinkunmi Amoo Shortlisted for CAF Young Player of the Year Award

Nigerian youngster Akinkunmi Amoo has been nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year award.

In January, 2022, Amoo signed a five-year deal with F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.The fee was reportedly set at around €4.4 million, plus bonuses and a sell-on clause, making it a record breaking transfer for Hammarby.

He has been nominated for the best young player accolade on the continent against nine other exciting youngsters which has ex- Barcelona star Ilaix Moriba, Senegal’s Pape Sarr, Man United’s and more.

Below is the list of the CAF Young Player of the Year nominees: Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) Ilaix Moriba (Guinea) Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) Karim Konate (Ivory Coast) Jesus Owono (Equatorial Guinea) James Gomez (The Gambia) El Bilal Toure (Mali) Akinkunmi Amoo (Nigeria) Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)