African Player of the year: Reason why Moses was excluded

Previous Nigerian player, Garba Lawal has clarified Victor Moses' exclusion from the last three-man waitlist for the African Player of the Year 2017.

The previous left winger said Moses' holding on injury issue was mindful.

Victor Moses was bundled out of the award for the individual honor to the detriment of Egypt's Mohammed Salah, Senegal's Sadio Mane and Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The choice by CAF has met a great deal of criticism as the 27-year-old helped Chelsea to the English Premier League title in a resurgent 2016-17 season.

Moses likewise assumed a key part as Nigeria booked a place in Russia 2018 World Cup ticket.

Garba stated to Goal, "Salah was an awesome player, netting 14 goals as of now for Liverpool. He has won the BBC African player of the Year and playing every week.

"Mane is doing alright as well, in like manner Aubameyang. All these three are playing awesome football right now as well

since those fighting with him are in shape and made it extremely intense for him.

"Victor Moses was in incredible frame last season however the damage gave him zero chance. I trust this was his chance seeing his incredible shape last season however when I saw Salah was additionally coming up, I knew it will be extremely troublesome.

"As a footballer, when you have injury, in football it will be hard to recuperate rapidly and contend unequivocally. I accept if four players were to be shortlisted, Moses ought to have been a piece of them. It is difficult playing reliably for a best group and fortunes been without damage.

"In the German league too,Aubameyang is netting a considerable measure of goals for Borussia Dortmund right now and still in a decent shape"