Super Eagles striker, Tolu Arokodare, has become the sixth Nigerian player to win the Ebony Shoe.
He joins the likes of Daniel Amokachi, Victor Ikpeba, Godwin Okpara, Celestine Babayaro, and Paul Onuachu on the prestigious list of Nigerian winners.
Arokodare is also the 34th winner of the prize, which is handed out to the Best African Player in Belgium..
The award was presented to him by Pierre, the father of Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany.
Arokodare saw off competition from compatriot Raphael Onyedika, DR Congo’s Noah Sadiki, Moroccan teammate Zakaria El Ouahdi, and former Nigeria youth star Promise David, who is set to play for Canada.
“I’m happy, I’m very happy. I’m speechless at the same time, but I’m very grateful and very honoured because this is a lot,” Arokodare told RG.
“I heard that I’m the sixth Nigerian to win this, and it’s a huge accomplishment for me in my career to be able to put my name in the history books of Belgian football and also Nigerian football.”