As the Flying Eaglets prepare to battle Senegal in the final of the AYC tomorrow, Senegal’s Sidy Sarr is now Taiwo Awoniyi’s main

WAY TO NEW ZEALAND: Taiwo Awoniyi points the way to New Zealand 2015 after scoring against Congo yesterday.

rival for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, after he scooped his second MVP award.

Sarr was picked by CAF as the best player in Thursday’s semifinal against Mali to become only the second player to be so recognised after Flying Eagles striker Awoniyi was adjudged the best performer in Nigeria’s first two group games against Senegal and Congo.

Interestingly, both Awoniyi and Sarr are also neck-and-neck in the race for the AYC goal king award as they have both scored three goals each.

The Mbour Petite Cote midfielder has been on superb form and will hope to cap it with a win tomorrow.