The Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Friday, released the lists of candidates for the 2013 African Player of the Year and African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) awards.
Twenty-five players have been shortlisted for the flagship African Player of the Year category while 21 players based in the continent slugs it out for the domestic category.
Sunday Mba, scorer of Nigeria’s winning goal in the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and Mohamed Aboutrika, who led Egyptian champions Al-Ahly to the 2013 Caf Champions League triumph, got double nominations each, both in line for the two awards.
Ivoirian Yaya Toure is the reigning AfricanPlayer of the Year and Aboutrika for the African player of the Year (Based in Africa).
The winners will be announced at a Glo-CAF Awards Gala billed for Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday, January 9, 2014.
The Nominees:
African Player of the Year
Name Country Club
Ahmed Musa Nigeria CSKA Moscow
Asamoah Gyan Ghana Al Ain
Dame N’Doye Senegal Locomotiv Moscow
Didier Drogba Cote d’Ivoire Galatasaray
Emmanuel Emenike Nigeria Fenerbahce
Islam Slimani Algeria Sporting Lisbon
John Mikel Obi Nigeria Chelsea
Jonathan Pitroipa Burkina Faso Stade Rennais
Kévin Constant Guinea AC Milan
Kwadwo Asamoah Ghana Juventus
Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini) Cape Verde AC Omonia
Mehdi Benattia Morocco AS Roma
Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Al Ahly
Mohamed Salah Egypt Basel FC
Nicolas Nkoulou Cameroon Marseille
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon Borussia Dortmund,
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça Cape Verde Lille
Saladin Said Ethiopia Wadi Degla FC
Seydou Keita Mali Dalian Aerbin F.C
Sofiane Feghouli Algeria Valencia
Sunday Mba Nigeria Warri Wolves
Victor Wanyama Kenya Southampton FC
Vincent Enyeama Nigeria Lille
Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ Cote d’Ivoire AS Roma
Yaya Toure Cote d’Ivoire Manchester City
African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Name Country Club
Adane Girma Ethiopia St George
Ahmed Fathi Egypt Al Ahly
Alexis Yougouda Kada Cameroon Coton Sport
Ali Machani Tunisia CAB
Bapidi Fils Jean Jules Cameroon Coton Sport
Daine Marcelle-Klate South Africa Orlando Pirates
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Tunisia CSS
Getaneh Kebede Ethiopia Bidvest Wits
Idrissa Kouyate Cote d’Ivoire CS Sfaxien
Iheb Msakni Tunisia Esperance
Luyanda Lennox Bacela South Africa Orlando Pirates
Mbwana Samatta Tanzania TP Mazembe
Moez Ben Cherifia Tunisia EST
Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Ahly
Rainford Kalaba Zambia TP Mazembe
Senzo Meyiwa South Africa Orlando Pirates
Soumbeila Diakite Mali Stade Malien
Sunday Mba Nigeria Warri Wolves
Tresor Mputu DR Congo TP Mazembe
Waleed Soliman Egypt Al Ahly
Yannick N’djeng Cameroon EST
