Vincent Enyeama became the first Nigerian, the first goalkeeper and the first player from English speaking Africa to be named France’s Ligue 1 African player of the season.
The 31-year-old, who is set to feature at the World Cup finals for his country in June, has played all 37 championship games for his club, Lille, this season, conceding just 25 goals.
At one point this season, which comes to an end next weekend, he went 1,062 minutes without conceding a goal in the championship.
He won the Marc-Vivien Foe award named after the Cameroon international midfielder who died aged 28 of a heart attack during the 2003 Confederations Cup semi-final – ahead of Ivory Coast defender, Serge Aurier, who plays for Toulouse, and Lyon’s Cameroon defender, Henri Bedimo.
Enyeama, who captained Nigeria to Africa Cup of Nations success last year, succeeds Borussia Dortmund’s Gabonese international striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who won it after a successful season with St. Etienne last season.
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