Kadewere Says Award Nomination An Honour

Mugove Chigada

ZIMBABWE international Tino Kadewere is excited to have been nominated for the Marc-Vivien Foe award.

The striker, who has been outstanding for Lyon in their chase for the title, will make history if he can win the award for best African player in French Ligue 1.

“It’s an honour and I’m really proud… It’s really a pleasure to be among the best African players on that list, and being able to represent my country and doing my country proud,” Kadewere told ZTN in an exclusive interview.

[Video – Kadewere]

Other players on the list of 10 include teammate Karl Ekambi from Cameroon, Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye and Reinildo from Lille.

To add to the latest achievement, Kadewere was also nominated for the Club’s best signing of the year award.

‘I’m hoping to scoop both awards and hoping to finish the season on a high note,” said Kadewere.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES  

Nayed Aguerd (Rennes/Maroc)

Farid Boulaya (Metz/Algérie)

Andy Delort (Montpellier/Algérie)

Boulaye Dia (Reims/Sénégal)

Seko Fofana (Lens/Côte d’Ivoire)

Idrissa Gueye (PSG/Sénégal)

Tino Kadewere (Lyon/Zimbabwe)

Gaël Kakuta (Lens/ DR Congo)

Alexandre Oukidja (Metz/Algeria)

Reinildo (Lille/Mozambique)

Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon/Cameroon)