African players abroad Arsenal Loanee Balogun Nominated For France Ligue 1 Award

Through their official Twitter account on Friday, French Ligue 1 informed that the England U21 international of Nigerian descent Folarin Balogun is one of three players nominated for the Young Player of the Month for August.

Balogun received a nomination alongside Muhammed Cham (Clermont Foot) and Wilson Odobert (ESTAC Troyes). 

The Arsenal loanee has been recognized for his outstanding performances for Stade de Reims in the month of August. 

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The Hale End Academy graduate has taken to the French Ligue 1 like a duck to water, scoring against all the teams he has faced with the exception of Olympique Lyon. 

He has directly participated in five goals, having scored against Marseille, Clermont Foot and Strasbourg, before bagging an assist and netting against Angers SCO to help Reims record their first win of the season.


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