Former Super Eagles skipper, Vincent Enyeama, yesterday night emerged the best goalkeeper in the French League for the 2015/2016 season.
He is also in the Team of the Year. Enyeama beat Steve Mandanda (Olympique Marseille), Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint Germain) and Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Ettiene) to win the prestigious Ligue 1 golden glove award.
The ex-Eagles captain is ranked 6th behind Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Kevin Trapp (PSG), Claudio Bravo (Barcelona) and he is the only African on the Top 10 list.
Other players behind Enyeama include Keylor Navas of Real Madrid, Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris, Alphonse Areola of Villareal and Pepe Reina of Napoli, who all made the list of top 10 shot stoppers across Europe’s top Leagues. “From the depth of my heart, I want to say a very big thank you to God for this season.
I want to thank my wife, kids, brothers, sister and my entire family,” Enyeama wrote on his Instagram page. He added: “Special mention goes to my goalie coach Jean Pierre, Steeve Elana, Mike Maignan, Jean Butez not forgetting the players from other clubs that nominated and voted me for this award. I say thank you to all the journalists and critics that set me on the right path.”
