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After losing the playoff battle to two Nigerians, Ivory Coast, and Manchester United star Amad Diallo is set for another battle with two Nigerians.
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo is set for another head-to-head in the Championship with Nigeria Super Eagles hopefuls.
Amad will fight it out for the Championship Fans’ Player of the Year award having been listed alongside Chuba Akpom, Nathan Tella and four others.
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The 20-year-old saw his loan deal at Sunderland come to a painful end on Tuesday night with two Nigerians playing key roles in the defeat to Luton Town in the playoff.
Amad faces Nigerians again
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08:04 - 17.05.2023
Luton Town vs Sunderland: Nigerian Hatters end Amad's Sunderland fairytale
Amad Diallo and his Sunderland team were flying and dreaming of Wembley until the Nigerian Hatters came along with their teammates from Luton Town.
The Ivorian youngster was helpless as Luton ended their Wembley dream following a brilliant night in their Championship playoff second leg.
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England-born duo of Nigerian descent Gabriel Osho and Elijah Adebayo featured as the Hatters defeated the Black Cats 3-2 on aggregate.
Adebayo opened the scoring in the first leg with Amad inspiring a 2-1 come-from-behind win for Sunderland at the weekend.
In the second leg, Osho repeated the feat when he poked home from a goal-mouth scramble to inspire Luton to a deserved 2-0 win en route to picking a ticket to Wembley.
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18:18 - 01.04.2023
Chuba Akpom responds to Jose Peseiro but Middlesbrough suffer defeat
Akpom responded to Peseiro in the best possible way, although Middlesbrough’s promotion hopes suffered a blow.
Following that defeat, the Ivory Coast forward will now switch attention to the Championship award where he will face the duo of Chuba Akpom and Nathan Tella for Player of the Year.
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Award Brief
The 2022/23 award has six nominees with Amad, Akpom and Tella up against the trio of Viktor Gyokeres, Iliman Ndiaye and Calton Morris.
Gyokeres of Coventry contributed 31 goals (21 goals, 10 assists), Morris contributed 27 goals (20 goals, 7 assists) for Luton Town while Ndiaye had 24 goals contributions (14 goals, 10 assists) for Sheffield United.
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20:07 - 27.01.2023
EFL Ivorian youngster Amad named EFL Young and PFA Fans' Player of the Month
The 20-year-old Ivorian playmaker has been superb since he joined the Black Cats on a season-long loan from Premier League side Manchester United.
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The Championship award is open to legal residents in the United Kingdom, who are 16 years old and above at entry.
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