Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed his top five contenders for this year’s Ballon d’Or award.
The 50-year-old selected Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, Barcelona’s duo Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, along with Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Oliseh praised the five players for their remarkable abilities, stating:
“Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has so much vision. Raphinha makes it look effortlessly easy. Saka is so nimble-footed—it’s beautiful. Dembele, for me, is in the company of Lamine Yamal—Ballon d’Or sure candidates.”
The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder also expressed that these players have rekindled his love for the game:
“I am finally able to be fixated on the TV for ninety minutes thanks to these kinds of players,” Oliseh added.