Former Super
Eagles captain and Lille OSC goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has been rated the
sixth best goalkeeper in Europe for the 2015/16 season by the Swiss-based CIES
Football Observatory.
The former
Super Eagles goalkeeper is the only African on the top 10 list, making him the
best on the continent.
He was
however behind the likes of Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak (Atletico
Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Kevin Trapp (PSG), and Claudio Bravo
(Barcelona).
Enyeama was
rated higher than Tottenham's Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola of Villareal, Keylor
Navas of Real Madrid and Pepe Reina of Napoli, who all made the list of top 10
shot stoppers across Europe's top Leagues.
The
33-year-old also received his nomination trophy for the Ligue 1 Team of the
Year Award.
In France,
the former Super Eagles star will contend with Steve Mandanda (Olympique
Marseille), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain) and Stephane Ruffier
(Saint-Ettiene) for the Ligue 1 golden glove.
Former Super
Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama has beat the likes of David Degea of
Manchester United, Petr Cech of Arsenal and Joe Hart of Manchester City in the
list of the top 10 goalkeepers in Europe for the 2015/2016 season.
The ranking
compiled by the Swiss-based CIES Football Observatory had Enyeama coming in an
impressive sixth position on the list, Goal.com reports.
According to
CIES Football Observatory, the ranking was done, taking into account the number
of goals conceded per match, number of minutes per goal, number of passes per
match, number of saves per match, number of saves per goal conceded and the
percentage of saves.
After every
all assessment, Enyeama finished in sixth place behind renowned goalkeepers
like Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich, Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid, Gianluigi
Buffon of Juventus, Kevin Trapp of PSG and Claudio Bravo of Barcelona.
Coming
behind Enyeama on the list are Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola of
Villareal, Keylor Navas of Real Madrid and Pepe Reina of Napoli in the list of
10.
The
33-year-old recently missed out on winning silverware with Lille this season as
they lost 2-1 to PSG in the French Cup final. Enyeama’s illustrious
international career came to an abrupt end last year when he announced his
retirement after a publicized fall out with former Nigeria coach Sunday Oliseh.
However, the
Nigerian is a big favourite for the award as he has 21 clean sheets this season
from 35 matches - a feat he capped with the best player award in Ligue 1 for
the months of October and November.
Enyeama took
to his Instagram handle to appreciate his family, fans, teammates and
supporters for their support.
"From
the depth of my heart, I want to say a very big thank you to God for this
season," Enyeama wrote on his official Instagram page.
"My
wife, kids, brothers, sister (family). A big thank you to all my co equippers,
coaches, staff medical and equipment managers. The president, directors,
co-ordinators, everyone that worked round the clock to make me become a better
player and have a successful season, the amazing supporters/fans.
"Special
mention is my goalie coach (Jean Pierre aka Mommote) Steeve Elana, Mike
Maignan, Jean Butez. All the players from other clubs that nominated and voted
me for this award. All the journalists and critics that set me on the right
path. Thank you so much.
"Hopefully
on the day, your votes will be enough for me to get the real trophy and not
just the nomination trophy. Thank you, I appreciate."
The Ligue 1
team of the year nomination is Enyeama's second in three seasons.
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