December 07, (THEWILL) – Dimitri de Condé, Technical Director of Belgian First Division A team Racing Genk, believes Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu will be a significant contender for the Belgian Golden Shoe.
The Golden Shoe is given to the best footballer in Belgian First Division A at the start of each year.
Michel Preud’homme, Enzo Scifo, Franky Van Der Elst, Vincent Kompany, Dennis Praet, and Thorgan Hazard are among the previous recipients of the prestigious prize.
As he did in 2020, Onuachu has been in red-hot form again, scoring 28 goals in 36 games in the Belgian top flight, including ten goals this season. He is currently the team’s highest goal scorer, four more than the next highest scorer, Theo Bongonda.
THEWILL recalls that last season, the Nigerian international was named Golden Boot winner, Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year, and Ebony Shoe winner.
Dimitri de Condé was therefore confident to claim that he does not see what will stop Onuachu from taking the honour as “Paul Onuachu broke all the records that could be broken last season. He deserves the Shoe for that alone. Despite his lesser period, he has already scored 12 goals this season.”
In the race for the Golden Shoe 2020, Onuachu came in third behind Israel winger Lior Refaelov and Austria midfielder Raphael Holzhauser.
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