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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, on Thursday announced the names of the three nominees shortlisted for the 2020\/21 UEFA Men\u2019s Player of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n

UEFA made the announcement in a post via their official website.<\/p>\n

The players for the award are Manchester City\u2019s Kevin De Bruyne, Chelsea\u2019s Jorginho and Chelsea\u2019s N\u2019Golo Kante.<\/p>\n

The award winners will be announced at the 2021\/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday, 26 August at the Hali\u00e7 Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n

De Bruyne was impressive for Manchester City as they won the Premier League title last season, while Kante and Jorginho won the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup with the Blues.<\/p>\n

Jorginho also won the Euro 2020 with Italy national team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, on Thursday announced the names of the three nominees shortlisted for the 2020\/21 UEFA Men\u2019s Player of the Year Awards. UEFA made the announcement in a post via their official website. 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