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    Mikel Obi, Iheanacho make 30-man shortlist for African Player of the Year for the Next Edition

    October 16, 2016


    The Confederation of African Football (CAF), have announced 30 players who are up for the African Player of the Year award.

    Four-time winner YayaToure, who also made the final three last year is the obvious omission. But Andre Ayew, Islam Slimani, Mohamed Elneny, Victor Wanyama, John Obi Mikel, KelechiIheanacho, Ahmed Musa, YannickBolasie, Sadio Mane and WahbiKhazri made the cut.

    The current holder of the award, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is also included and is a strong favourite to win it for the second year running.



    Nigerian strikers, MfonUdoh of Enyimba and ChisomChikatara of Wydad, are listed as two of 25 nominees for the African Player of the Year Based in Africa award.

    The event will take place on January 5, 2017 in Abuja.
    African Player of the Year

    1. RiyadMahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
    2. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb)
    3. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)
    4. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor)
    5. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient)
    6. Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & PSG)
    7. Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester City)
    8. YaoKouasiGervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire & Hebei Fortune)
    9. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
    10. Mohamed El Neny (Egypt & Arsenal)
    11. Pierre-EmerickAubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
    12. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham)
    13. Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham)
    14. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club)
    15. MehdiBenatia (Morocco & Juventus)
    16. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
    17. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
    18. KelechiIheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City)
    19. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)
    20. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
    21. YannickBolasie (DR Congo & Everton)
    22. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
    23. KalidouKoulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
    24. Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
    25. ItumelengKhune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs)
    26. MbwanaSamatta (Tanzania & Genk)
    27. AymenAbdennour Tunisia & Valencia)
    28. WahbiKhazri (Tunisia & Sunderland)
    29. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
    30. KhamaBilliat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)
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