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Chukwueze challenges Messi and Courtois for LaLiga Player of the Month award

Villarreal star Samuel Chukwueze has been nominated for LaLiga Player of the Month for April.

The Nigeria international will compete with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, and Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa for the individual accolade.

Other contestants are Sevilla's Fernando, Real Betis' Claudio Bravo and Fernando Pacheco of Deportivo Alaves.

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Chukwueze was in terrific for the Yellow Submarine; scoring three goals in five Spanish elite division matches, while the 33-year-old Argentine superstar found the net on four occasions from the same number of outings.

In the 5-1 away obliteration of Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on April 18, the 21-year-old ended his 17-game goal drought in LaLiga with a brace.