Eto’o CAF favourite
Apr 29, 2004
JOHANNESBURG - The performances of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o in last year’s Confederations Cup tournament in France are expected to be enough to see him named as the 2003 African Footballer of the Year.
JOHANNESBURG - The performances of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o in last year’s Confederations Cup tournament in France are expected to be enough to see him named as the 2003 African Footballer of the Year.
The Spanish-based forward (right) is one of three candidates for the award to be handed over as the highpoint of tonight’s African soccer awards in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Ivorian striker Didier Drogba and Nigerian captain Austin “Jay-Jay†Okocha are the other two finalists.
Eto’o, 23, scored a brilliant individual goal against Brazil in Paris and helped Cameroon to last June’s final of the eight-nation Confederations Cup tournament, which was overshadowed by the death of compatriot Marc-Vivien Foe.
During the tournament, he also rushed back to Spain to score twice in the King’s Cup final when his club Real Mallorca beat Recreativo Huelva 3-0.
Drogba is being lauded for his goalscoring record in the French league last season, first for En Avant Guingamp and then at Olympique Marseille after his transfer in the off-season.
The 26-year-old forward, scored 17 goals last season for Guingamp and nine before the end of 2003 for Marseille.
Okocha, who plays in England for Bolton, is on for an honours double after winning player of the tournament at this year’s African Nations Cup.
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The Spanish-based forward (right) is one of three candidates for the award to be handed over as the highpoint of tonight’s African soccer awards in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Ivorian striker Didier Drogba and Nigerian captain Austin “Jay-Jay†Okocha are the other two finalists.
Eto’o, 23, scored a brilliant individual goal against Brazil in Paris and helped Cameroon to last June’s final of the eight-nation Confederations Cup tournament, which was overshadowed by the death of compatriot Marc-Vivien Foe.
During the tournament, he also rushed back to Spain to score twice in the King’s Cup final when his club Real Mallorca beat Recreativo Huelva 3-0.
Drogba is being lauded for his goalscoring record in the French league last season, first for En Avant Guingamp and then at Olympique Marseille after his transfer in the off-season.
The 26-year-old forward, scored 17 goals last season for Guingamp and nine before the end of 2003 for Marseille.
Okocha, who plays in England for Bolton, is on for an honours double after winning player of the tournament at this year’s African Nations Cup.
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