Nigeria winger Chidera Ejuke has been nominated for Player of the Month award by Russian outfit CSKA Moscow, Completesports reports.

Ejuke, who scored two goals in August, is currently the team’s leading scorer in the league.

The 23-year-old has featured in six league games for Aleksey Berezutskiy’s side this season.

Last season, the former Heerenveen winger scored five goals in 25 league appearances for the club.

Ejuke is currently in Nigeria’s camp for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Lone Star of Liberia and Blue Sharks of Cape Verde.

CSKA Moscow club are now sixth on the table with nine points from six matches.