FULL LIST OF 25 NOMINEES FOR AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2014 African Player of the Year and the 2014 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) in the Glo-CAF Awards.

In the announcement made on Thursday in Cairo 25 players were nominated for the African Player of the Year, while 20 players made the list for the Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category. The Awards ceremony is scheduled for Lagos on January 8, 2015.

The two Nigerians in the list of 25 nominees are winger, Ahmed Musa of CSKA Moscow in Russia and goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama of Lille, France.

Ejike Uzoenyi of Rangers International, Enugu is the only Nigerian shortlisted in the 20-man list of Africa-based Player of the Year.

Below is the full 25 players shortlisted for the African Player of the Year award: 

Vincent Enyeama (NIGERIA, Lille of France)

Ahmed Musa (NIGERIA, CSKA Moscow of Russia)
 
Asamoah Gyan (GHANA, Al-Ain of UAE)

Kwadwo Asamoah (GHANA, Juventus of Italy)

Dame N’doye (SENEGAL, Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia)
 
Sadio Mané (SENEGAL, Southampton of England)

Emmanuel Adebayor (TOGO, Tottenham of England)

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (CAMEROUN, Schalke 04 of Germany)
 
Stephane Mbia (CAMEROUN, Sevilla of Spain)

Vincent Aboubakar (CAMEROUN, FC Porto of Portugal)

Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (IVORY COAST, AS Roma of Italy)

Wilfred Bony (IVORY COAST, Swansea of England)

Yaya Toure (IVORY COAST, Manchester City of England)

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (TUNISIA, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia)

Ferdjani Sassi (TUNISIA, CS Sfaxien of Tunisia)

Islam Slimani (ALGERIA, Sporting Lisbon of Portugal)

Raïs M’Bolhi (ALGERIA, Philadelphia Union of USA)

Sofiane Feghouli (ALGERIA, Valencia of Spain)

Yacine Brahimi( ALGERIA, FC Porto of Portugal)

Yannick Bolasie (DR CONGO, Crystal Palace of England)

Thulani Serero (SOUTH AFRICA, Ajax of Netherlands)

Seydou Keita (MALI, As Roma of Italy)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GABON,  Borussia Dortmund of Germany)

Mohamed El Neny (EGYPT, Basel of Switzerland)

In the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the twenty players short-listed are South Africa’s: Bernard Parker, Bongani Ndulula and late Senso Meyiwa of Kaizer Chiefs Amazulu and Orlando Pirates, Amr Gamal  of Egypt and Al Ahly, the duo of Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri  of Algeria and ES Setif. The list also included Tunisian and CS Sfaxien players: Fakhereddine Ben Youssef and Ferdjani Sassi.

Others are : Congolese quartet of Firmin Mubel Ndombe of As Vita, Jean Kasusula of TP Mazembe, Kader Bidimbou of AC Leopards and Lema Mabidi of As Vita.

Also nominated are Geoffrey Massa of Uganda and Pretoria University, Mudathir Al Taieb of Sudan and Al Hilal, Roger Assalé of Cote d’Ivoire and Sewe Sport, Solomon Asante of Ghana and TP Mazembe, Souleymane Moussa of Cameroon and Coton Sport and Yunus Sentamu of Uganda and AS Vita.

In picking the nominees, CAF took into consideration the performances of the nominees for their national teams and clubs from January to November 2014.

The winners of the two categories will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches and Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.

Ivorian Yaya Toure was crowned African Player of the Year for the past three years whilst Mohamed Aboutreika of Egypt was named African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) last year.