By Akeem Lawal
SUPER Eagles captain Ahmed Musa voted Lionel Messi, while Coach Gernot Rohr picked eventual winner Robert Lewandowski in this year’s FIFA Best Awards, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
Following an incredible 2019-20 season with Bayern Munich, Lewandowski claimed the coveted recognition on Thursday night after beating Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Messi to the top prize, while while Lucy Bronze was voted the best women's player of the year.
The votes were cast by national team captains, coaches, fans and the media.
Ahmed Musa voted as captain of the Super Eagles and Asisat Oshoala represented the Super Falcons, while Gernot Rohr and Randy Waldrum voted as coaches of the Super Eagles and Super Falcons respectively. Christian Okpara voted for Nigerian Media.
After selecting Lewandowski as his winner, Rohr picked Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, for the second spot and gave Senegal’s Sadio Mane third place.
Musa chose Messi to lead his pick followed by Lewandowski and Mane in second and third places respectively. Opara on the othe hand voted Lewandowski, Mane, Ronaldo in that order.
When the official voting results were released, Lewandowski had a total of 58 points, while Ronaldo managed 38 points and Messi had 35 points.
How they voted:
FIFA Men's Player of the Year:
Rohr: Lewandowski, Mbappe, Sadio Mane
Musa: Messi, Lewandowski, Sadio Mane
Okpara: Lewandowski, Mane, Ronaldo
FIFA Men's Coach of the Year:
Rohr: Hans-Dieter Flick, Jurgen Klopp, Zinedine Zidane
Musa: Hans-Dieter Flick, Jurgen Klopp, Julien Lopetegui
Okpara: Hans-Dieter Flick, Julien Lopetegui, Jurgen Klopp
FIFA Women's Player of the Year
Waldrum: Pernille Harder, Wendie Renard, Ji-So Yun
Oshoala: Carolyn Graham Hansen, Dzenifer Maroszan, Wendie Renard
Okpara: Lucy Bronze, Delphine Cascarino, Saki Kumagai
FIFA Women's Coach of the Year:
Waldrum: Jean-Luc Vasseur, Sarina Wiegman, Emma Hayes
Oshoala: Liuis Cortes, Stephan Lerch, Emma Hayes
Okpara: Jean-Luc Vasseur, Emma Hayes, Stephan Lerch
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