Midfielder seko fofana has won the marc Vivien foe award , which is handed to the best African player in France’s top flight. Seko fofana gained the admiration of the jury in his second season after scoring, eight goals in 37 league 1 matches. Fofana equally claimed 221 points ahead of Traore.
This annual award for the best African player, has been named after Marc Vivien Foe since 2011 in tribute to the Cameroonian player, who died suddenly while playing for his country, in a match against Columbia on June 26 2003.
Who is Seko Fofana
Seko Fofana is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club lens. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory coast national team. He started being prominent in football in the 2013-2014 season where he made 20 appearances, scored 5 goals in Ligue 1 , played 7 times in a clubs at the UEFA Youth league .He scored twice against CSKA Moscow and Benfica Juniors.
After making two appearances for city during their preseason tour in Australia, playing second half of a 2-0 win over Adelaide, the club agreed to loan Fofana out for further experience. He joined Bastia on season long loan, on July 29 2015. While in Bastia, he scored his first goal on December 2015 in a 1-1 draw against Troyes.
After playing for 3 years in Manchester city, he joined serie a side Udienese . fofana made his Udienese debut in the opening game of the season playing 79 minutes before being substituted in a 4-0 loss against Roma.
Fofana who arrived lens in 2020 after four years in Italy with Udinese , has been one of the stars of of lens’s season during which they have vied for places in next seasons Europe competitions.
This years nominees featured Cameroonian star Karl took ekambi.