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Nominees for AFCON Player of the Tournament

Written By Unknown on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 | Tuesday, February 05, 2013

My nominees for Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Player of the Tournament to this end are;

Fatau Dauda, Ghana
Douda (goalkeeper) has kept Ghana in the tournament with his unique acrobatic saves. He is currently the best goalkeeper in Africa with the best goal keeping techniques. His positioning is simple the best.  

Seydou Keita, Mali
Keita is the heart-beat of Mali team. He is a true captain leading by example. Keita single handed Mali a second round and semi final spot after scoring an important goals against South Africa and Niger.  He is very committed player with high work-rate. To him, international football is not all about money but honoring his country.  

Mubarak Wakaso, Ghana
The Ghanaian midfielder is a revelation of this tournament. He is skillful, visionary with tremendous pace. He is a player who can be playable by his teammates. He is marvelous player to watch.   

Mikael Obi, Nigeria
Obi's tactical discipline made him to stand head and shoulders above the rest. He plays simply football without over-decorating his moves. Against Ivory Coast, he instilled tactical discipline to Nigerian players by always calming them down and also encouraging patient build up going forward. He is a true leader leading by example. He is always keeping the shape of the team nicely. The boy stole my heart with his balance defensive and bit of offensive techniques. He eclipsed Yaya Toure and Cheick Tiote at the engine room in the semi-finals.  

Emanuel Emenike, Nigeria
The Nigerian burly striker is simple the best with the highest work rate. He already gave many defenders headache with his hustling style of play. He has strong body which made it easily to penetrate any defence. His shooting technique is out of this world. The boy has the best accuracy and composure. He is Rashid Yekeni in Making for Super Eagles.  

Alain Traore, Burkina Faso
Alain is a skillful player with a good taste of scoring goals. He was Burkina Faso kingpin responsible to initiate attacking moves. He inspired confidence to the whole team but unfortunately the injury has sent him home early at the group stage with 3 goals under his name.

His partner in crime, Jonathan Pitroipa shone against Ethiopian because of Alain Traoure sufficient service delivery upfront.

By Owen Mundalamo
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