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CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by bumi10(m): 9:03pm On Nov 01, 2017
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the list of 30 finalist vying for African Player of the year. They also included Super Eagles’ Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong among 30 finalists for the 2017 CAF African Player of the Year Award.

For the player of the year award meant for African players based in the continent, Junior Ajayi, who plays for Al Ahly football club of Egypt, is the only Nigerian on the list. The list released on Wednesday by CAF did not include current holder of the award, Algerian Riyad Marez.

On the list are Senegal and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane, Gabonand Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who won the award in 2015, Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool), Essam El Hadary (Egypt & Al Taawoun), Yacine Brahimi (Algeria & Porto) and Christian Bassogog (Cameroon & Henan Jianye).

According to CAF, the winner would be decided by votes from the Head Coaches/Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee and a panel of Media Experts.

“The Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, 4 January 2018 in Accra, Ghana,” the statement concluded.

The full list of nominees:

Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon & Porto)

Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco & Feyenoord)

Christian Atsu (Ghana & Newcastle)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)

Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United)

Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)

Keita Balde (Senegal & Monaco)

Christian Bassogog (Cameroon & Henan Jianye)

Yves Bissouma (Mali & Lille)

Khalid Boutaib (Morocco & Yeni Malatyaspor)

Yacine Brahimi (Algeria & Porto)

Essam El Hadary (Egypt & Al Taawoun)

Junior Kabananga (DR Congo & Astana)

Fackson Kapumbu (Zambia & Zesco)

Naby Keita (Guinea & RB Leipzig)

Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)

Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)

Victor Moses (Nigeria & Chelsea)

Youssef Msakni (Tunisia & Al Duhail)

Michael Olunga (Kenya & Girona)

Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon & Sevilla)

Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)

Thomas Partey (Ghana & Atletico Madrid)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

Mbwana Samata (Tanzania & Genk)

Jean Michel Seri (Cote d’Ivoire & Nice)

Percy Tau (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)

Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso & Lyon)

William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria & Bursaspor)


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/11/confederation-of-african-football-caf.html

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by IamPatriotic(m): 9:12pm On Nov 01, 2017
Victor Moses remains a huge favourite for the award, any other two of the rest of the nominees could come second and third respectively.

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by DanielsParker(m): 8:27am On Nov 02, 2017
I hope one of ours wins

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Feranmicharless: 8:27am On Nov 02, 2017
Victor Moses Abeg.
Buh that Liverpool Mane lasan sad

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Nobody: 8:27am On Nov 02, 2017
I'm Rooting For Victor Moses...

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by heisenbergheise(m): 8:27am On Nov 02, 2017
Ok
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Ayo4251(m): 8:27am On Nov 02, 2017
I see Baily or Mane winning the award

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Hahnemann: 8:28am On Nov 02, 2017
Victor moses will win it

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Jarus(m): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2017
1, Aubameyang
2, Sadio Mane
3, Mohammed Salah.


Take that to the bank.

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by davidodiba(m): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2017
Victor Moses...my bloder

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by sunshineV(f): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2017
No messi in the list? Trash! CAF is biase

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Giannakopoulos(f): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2017
keita
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by mangala14(m): 8:29am On Nov 02, 2017
Mohammed Salah for sure

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Dearlord(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
Sadio Mane all the way

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by DanielsParker(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
sunshineV:
No messi in the list? Trash! CAF is biase

is Messi African?
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by DuBLINGreenb(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
Congrats Chelsea, man u and Liverpool this way all the others thank you for coming go home
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by osothermal(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
I think it's Salah's own
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by wunmi590(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
Aubumeyang and salah are my best bet
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Greven(m): 8:30am On Nov 02, 2017
IamPatriotic:
Victor Moses remains a huge favourite for the award, any other two of the rest of the nominees could come second and third respectively.
sadio mane and aubameyang are also present on the list bro

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Humility017(m): 8:31am On Nov 02, 2017
DanielsParker:


is Messi African?
my brother some peeps don't just have sense...even though they say sense is common....

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Nobody: 8:31am On Nov 02, 2017
UP VICTOR MOSES. UP NIGERIA!!

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Nobody: 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
sunshineV:
No messi in the list? Trash! CAF is biase
Weed on point!!
Warri kinda weed!!
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by lawal28c: 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
i see victore moses,seri and aubemeyang as the 1st three and victor moses clinching the award based on last season's performance.
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by saibop(m): 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
Sadio Mane gave his best last season but I think Moses gave even more

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Greven(m): 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
Aubameyang for the award
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by ifyan(m): 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
This year award de very strong ,no exceptional player.

My opinion though.

Don't be bias. Who be Moses when Aubemayang de,make una respect yasef ohhhhh.

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Jarus(m): 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
IamPatriotic:
Victor Moses remains a huge favourite for the award, any other two of the rest of the nominees could come second and third respectively.

Victor Moses wont make Top 3. It is a straight fight between Aubameyang and Mane.

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Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by AlexCk: 8:32am On Nov 02, 2017
Victor Moses pls,
But Mane shaa.
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Fuadeiza(m): 8:33am On Nov 02, 2017
Moses all the way... yes... sentiment..
Re: CAF List Of Nominees For African Player Of The Year Award by Ridwan123(m): 8:33am On Nov 02, 2017
moses should win it...

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