Having announced the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d'Or award, for which the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are nominated, France Football also named the 10 candidates for the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best U21 player in the world in 2019, and an African wonderkid is included!
Click through the gallery above to see the 10 nominees for the 2019 Kopa Trophy.
In its inaugural year in 2018, Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe took home the prize after his brilliance for both club and country, with whom he won the FIFA World Cup in Russia.
A lot of top talents across the world have been nominated for the latest edition of the accolade, such as Netherlands and Juventus centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, who joined the Bianconeri from Ajax Amsterdam at the beginning of the 2019/20 season.
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Bayer Leverkusen and Germany star Kai Havertz, 20, is also up for the award, as is Jadon Sancho, a rising star for Borussia Dortmund and the England national team.
New Atletico Madrid attacker Joao Felix is also among France Football's candidates following a terrific breakthrough season at Benfica, which earned him his big-money move to Los Rojiblancos in July.
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Nigeria and Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze, 20, is the only African nominated for the prize, while there is just one Premier League youngster among the 10-man list – click through the gallery to see them all!
Which of these stars do you think is most deserving of the 2019 Kopa Trophy? Let us know in the comments section below.
