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Black Satellites leading marksman, Dominic Adiyiah, appears to be on the threshold of winning the most prestigious award, the Golden Ball award. The 19-year-old striker, who is currently leading the goal king chart with eight goals from six matches, is in contention with Brazilia midfield genius, Guillano. Adiyiah is in the race with his striking partner, Ransford Osei, who has scored five goals in eight outings and was a pre-tournament favourite to snatch the goal king after nearly accomplishing that feat in South Korea in the U-17 World Cup and emerging the best scorer in the Africa Youth Championship. Other players in contention are Alex Teixera (Brazil), Amer Abdulram (United Arab Emirates), Jungwirth Florian (German), Koram Vladimir (hungary), Koo Ja Cheol (Korea), Matinez Josue (Costa Rica), Mustapha Mattia (Italy) According to FIFA Communications Director, Pekka Odiozolla, accredited mediamen for the first time will make an input in the determination of the award. Adiyiah told the Daily Graphic last night that all eyes were on him and prayed to maintain his form to win the coveted prize. �I thank God for all that has happened to me so far and I believe He will guide me in today�s game� he said. Indeed, all the journalists from Brazil and Egypt believe that Adiyiah has acquitted himself well and sold his skills well to deserve the award.