Ola Aina: Super Eagles defender nominated for Premier League Fan Team of the Year

Super Eagles of Nigeria fullback Ola Aina has been listed amongst the nominees for the fan team of the Premier League for the 2024/2025 season in the right full-back position.

The Nottingham Forest man has had a stellar campaign — one of the very best in his career so far, with his performances attracting interest from Manchester City as a possible replacement for the departing Kyle Walker.

Ola Aina has also been a standout player for the Nigerian national side as he can play on both the left or right side of defence. He provided an inch-perfect cross for Victor Osimhen to put the Super Eagles in front against Zimbabwe but Eric Chelle’s side painfully conceded a late equaliser in that match.

In the just concluded 24/25 Premier League season, Ola Aina started 92% of Nottingham Forest’s games (35 of 38), scoring two goals and providing one assist.

The 28-year-old’s solid defending and brilliant tackles highlights his intelligence as he was only shown a yellow card on five occasions and he never got sent off.

 Ola Aina will battle Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Crystal Palace’s Daniel Muñoz, Djed Spence from Tottenham, and West Ham’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the right side of the Premier League Fans Team of the Season.

For the left side of the defence, Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City), Milos Kerkez (AFC Bournemouth), and Antonee Robinson (Fulham) have all been nominated.

The fate of Ola Aina and other players is now in the hands of fans who determine which players get selected or not. Players having the most votes in their respective positions will be selected into the 2024/25 Premier League Fan Team of the Season.

Fans have until 23:59 on Thursday, May 29th to select their team.