Top 5 candidates for the African Player Of The Year Award In 2017

Modified Oct 17, 2017 16:25 GMT

4. Victor Moses

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One of the most influential players in Antonio Conte's Premier League success last season with Chelsea is Victor Moses. The Nigerian was very instrumental in Conte's 3-4-3 formation where he was deployed as a transitional player helping in both attack and defence. He had an excellent season last year winning the Premier League title with Chelsea.

Moses has 4 appearances so far, creating 4 chances in total with an impressive 75% average pass accuracy in the current campaign for the Blues. After an impressive year, the Nigerian is heavily tipped to fight for the award.

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