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Samuel Chukwueze, a Nigerian footballer who plays for Villareal, has been named the 2022–2023 season's Best African Player in La Liga.
The Super Eagle got the honor thanks to his 2022–2023 campaign with Villarreal, of which time he featured in 37 games and started 27 of them.
"Samu won the prize after being chosen by more than 30,000 fans and 26 journalists across the continent, beating out players like Yassine Bono, Iñaki Williams, and Youssef En-Nesyri, among others," Villareal wrote.
Iñaki Williams, the record-breaking Athletic Club forward who scored 10 goals in 36 LaLiga Santander games this season, lost to Chukwueze for the LaLiga Santander Mid-Season African MVP award. However, Williams set an amazing record of making 251 consecutive La Liga appearances for the Basque team over seven seasons.
"Bounou, who won the inaugural LaLiga Santander African MVP Award last season, was also a candidate. Bounou's exploits in the penalty shootout against AS Roma propelled Sevilla FC to a seventh UEFA Europa League championship and his second with the team.
"But Chukwueze ended up winning the LaLiga Santander African MVP Award for this campaign. The Nigerian international was a constant danger on offense for Villarreal CF and had returned to form after a discouraging injury absence. His 155 dribbles this season rank among the top three in LaLiga Santander, making him one of the league's most thrilling players to watch," the club said.
