Sunday Mba Voted Best Nigerian Player

[Folami David]

Super Eagles midfielder Sunday Mba has been named in the Goal 50, a list of the world's best footballers for the 2012/13 season.
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The African Cup of Nations gold medalist became the first Nigerian to grace the elite list. According to Goal.com, the 25-year old made the cut on the strength of his immense contribution to Nigeria's victory at the Africa Cup of Nations, creating an immense legacy for the country's home-based players.
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The list which has the Enugu Rangers star occupying the 24 position also icludes Barcelona star, Lionel Messi.
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Messi has won the Goal 50 award for the world's best footballer after another record-breaking season.
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The Argentinian forward claims the trophy for the third time.
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The Goal 50 title is in recognition of an incredible campaign during which he beats Gerd Muller's 40- year-old record of 85 goals scored in a calendar year.
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The 26-year-old scored 91 goals in 2012 and increased his total as Barcelona's all-time top scorer to 313 goals in all competitions by the end of the season.
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Messi scored in 19 consecutive La Liga games becoming in the process the first footballer in history to score in consecutive matches against every team in a major professional league.
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After receiving the trophy from Goal.com's Barcelona correspondent Pilar Suarez at the club's training ground, Messi said: "I'm very excited about this. As players, we work the entire year to win honours for the team, we don't look for the individual awards, but when they come it's an incentive and gives us strength to continue on the same path."
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The Goal 50 is regarded as one of the most credible and respected awards in sports because it is chosen by the world's biggest football website.

[Shola Sholaz]

Ever since Nations Cup, the whole of Nigeria already knows how much of a good player he is. So I'm not surprised at all with this news.