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Nigerian Professional Footballer and Chelsea FC skipper, Victor Moses has been voted as the 2017 Most Influential Young Nigerian. He won the voting in one of the most credible annual ranking polls organized by an international reputed rating establishment, Avance Media. The poll had participation from over 90 countries. He took over from Actress Funke Akindele, who won the 2016 Most Influential Young Nigerian. He is currently playing as a winger for the National football team, and also for Premier League Club Chelsea. In the poll organized by Avance Media, he came above On-Air Personality, Toke Makinwa and Red Media’s Adebola Williams. Yasmin Belo-Osagie, the Co-Founder of She Leads Africa, was voted as the Most Influential Young Nigerian Woman. Other people on the ranking include: Motivational Speaker, John Obidi, Arsenal Skipper Alex Iwobi, Templars Law Associate, Kenneth Okwor, Founder of Ambassadors of Africa, Prince Louis Omolayo Adekola, who were ranked among the top five most influential young Nigerians. Here is the list of the winners in the different categories:

Business – Adebola Williams, Red Media Africa
Entertainment – Frank Edwards, Musician
Law & Governance – Kenneth Okwor, Lawyer
Leadership & Civil Society – Victoria Ibiwoye, One African Child
Lifestyle – Bayo Omoboriowo, Photographer
Media – Toke Makinwa, OAP
Personal Development & Academia – John Obidi, Speaker
Science & Technology – Eyo Bassey, Payporte
Social Enterprise & Philanthropy – Yasmin Belo-Osagie, She Leads Africa
Sports – Victor Moses, Chelsea FC

Below is the Official 2017 Ranking of Avance Media’s Most Influential Young Nigerians as compiled by Bella Naija

Victor Moses
John Obidi
Kenneth Okwor
Prince Louis Omolayo Adekola
Alex Iwobi
Yasmin Belo-Osagie
Frank Edwards
Olasupo Abideen
Toke Makinwa
Victoria Ibiwoye
Bayo Omoboriowo
Seun Onigbinde
Eyo Bassey
Adebola Williams
Falz
Nnamdi Stan Ekeh
Toolz – Tolu Oniru
Wale Olajumoke
Olamide Bada
Babatunde Oladosu
Ife Adebayo
Ayodeji Osowobi
Dr Echefu Ikechukwu Bright
Shola Akinlade
Tolu Ogunlesi
Yul Edochie
Femi Bakare
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu
Ubi Franklin
Idris Akinbajo
Nkechi Okwuone
Osagie Alonge
Mohammed Ibrahim Jega
DJ Spinall
Davido
Wizkid
Noble Igwe
Samson Itodo
Imrana Alhaji Buba
Kelechi Iheanacho
Jamie Pajoel
Simi Fajemirokun
Bashir Ahmad
Adetola Anita Adetoye
Chaste Christopher Inegbedion
Zuriel Oduwole
Mark Angel
Stanley Uzochukwu
Olamide
Ehiz
Maraji
Denrele Edun
Hauwa Ojeifo
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Toyosi Akerele
Chukwuka Onuwa
Fikayo Ogundipe
O’tega Ogra
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin
Uche Pedro
Stella Dimoko Korkus
Olufemi Olukayode Adeyemi
Runcie C.W. Chidebe
David James Egwu
Ebenezar Wikina
Nasir Yammama
Nneka Eze
Demola Adetona
Bamikole Omishore
Omotade Alalade
Muna Onuzo-Iyanam
. VJ Adams
Nancy Isime
Wilfred Ndidi
Andre Blaze Henshaw
Tonye Rex Idaminabo
Nuhu Ibrahim Alabura
Bisola Borha
Abayomi Awobokun
Osi Suave
Aigbe Omoregie
Shola Ladoja
Olatorera Oniru
Muhammad Sani Abdullahi
Asuquo Ekpenyong
Jane Michael Ekanem
Maria Okanrende
Tekno
Ola Aina
Moet Abebe
Patoranking
Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi
Freeman Osonuga
Runtown
Hon. Samaila Suleiman
William Troost-Ekong
Oscar Ekponimo
Victor Osimhen
Moses Simon
Henry Onyekuru

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This article was first published on 17th January 2018
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Adepeju Adenuga is a writer (considering where you are reading this, makes perfect sense). She holds a Masters Degree in Literature in English from the University of Lagos.