Izuchukwu Okosi
England international of Nigerian descent Bukayo Saka is one of eight nominees for March’s Premier League Player of the Month award, the English Premier League’s monthly prize which has been won by stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, David de Gea, Raheem Sterling and Trent Alexandre Arnold this season.
The 20-year-old Arsenal forward scored two goals and provided an assist from four Premier League matches as Mikel Arteta’s side broke into the top four of the table.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelSaka scored a peach of a left-footed effort against Watford after combining expertly with Martin Odegaard for his side’s opener, and he scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Aston Villa last Saturday.
The forward whose father originally hails from Oyo State in the South Western part of Nigeria is the sole Arsenal nominee in March’s batch, with Tottenham Hotspur duo Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski also up for the award.
Chelsea also have two nominees in the forms of Trevoh Chalobah and Kai Havertz, while Liverpool’s Andy Robertson, Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Aston Villa’s Matty Cash complete the list.
Michail Antonio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raheem Sterling, David de Gea and Joel Matip have already received the individual honour this season.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
