Ghana international Salis Abdul Samed is in contention for the 2023 Marc Vivien Foé award after stellar campaign with RC Lens.
The Black Stars midfielder has been outstanding in the French Ligue 1 for RC Lens, who currently sit second on the league log.
Abdul Samed swashbuckling performance this season did not go unnoticed, earning a nomination for this year's Marc Vivien Foé award.
The 23-year-old has made 29 appearances for Lens this season, scoring one and providing one assist in the process.
The Marc Vivien Foé award is given to the best performing African player in Ligue 1 in a particular season with Ivorian midfielder and Lens captain Seko Fofana being last to win it.
Abdul Samed is expected to beat competition from ten other players to scoop the award.
Below are the nominees for the 2023 Marc Vivien Foé award are;
Yunis Abdelhamid - Morocco/Stade Reims Mama Balde - Guinea Bissau/ESTAC Troyes Mohammed Camara - Mali/AS Monaco Habib Diallo - Senegal/RC Strasbourg Seko Fofana - Cote d'Ivoire/RC Lens Achraf Hakimi - Morocco/Paris St. Germain Chancel Mbemba - DR Congo/Olympique Marseille Terem Moffi - Nigeria/OGC Nice Marshall Munetsi - Zimbabwe/Stade Reims Hamari Traoré - Mali/Stade Rennes Abdul Samed Salis - Ghana/RC Lens