The Confederation of African Football on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt 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.

Twenty-five 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.

Super Eagles’ duo of Ahmed Musa, who plays for CSKA Moscow, and Vincent Enyeama of Lille, France, are the two Nigerians who made the list of the topmost 25 players in the main Award category, while Ejike Uzoenyi of Rangers International, Enugu is the only Nigerian shortlisted in the 20-man list of Africa-based Player of the Year.

Musa, a very resourceful player, and Enyeama, the outstanding goalkeeper, were members of the Super Eagles team that won the 2013 African Nations Cup in South Africa and also participated actively in the Super Eagles’ campaign in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ejike Uzoenyi on the other hand made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.

He was called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and was named to Nigeria’s squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship, where he emerged the most valuable player of the tournament.

He was also named in the Nigeria’s provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and made the final squad after Elderson Echiejile was excluded by injury.

The list was compiled through a vigorous exercise by the Confederation of African Football. CAF took into consideration the performance of the nominees for their national teams and clubs from January to November, this year.

Other players shorted listed for the African Player of the Year award include the Ghanaian duo of Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain and Kwadwo Asamoah of Juventus; Senegal’s Dame N’doye of Lokomotiv Moscow and Sadio Mané of Southampton, Emmanuel Adebayor  of Togo and Tottenham and the Cameroonian trio of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Schalke 04, Stephane Mbia of Sevilla and Vincent Aboubakar of Porto.

Others are Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ of Cote d’Ivoire and AS Roma and his fellow country men: Wilfred Bony of Swansea and Yaya Toure of Man City as well as Fakhreddine Ben Youssef and Ferdjani Sassi from Tunisia and CS Sfaxien.

Also listed are Algerian quartet of Islam Slimani of Sporting Lisbon, Raïs M’Bolhi of Philadelphia Union, Sofiane Feghouli of Valencia and Yacine Brahimi of Porto. Yannick Bolasie of DR Congo and Crystal Palace, Thulani Serero of South Africa and Ajax, Seydou Keita of Mali and As Roma, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund and Mohamed El Neny of Egypt and Basel completed the list.

In the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the 20 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.

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.

The Glo- CAF Awards Gala will take place on January 8, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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.

Sauce: http://theeagleonline.com.ng/caf-names-ahmed-musa-enyeama-23-others-for-glo-caf-awards/

It was obvious Musa was going to make the list. He even made Top 10 last year and emerged 9th Best Player in Africa in 2013.

Unfortunately, that's how far he could go this year again. Maybe a little up, to like 5th.

Martins should have made this 25 man list and even a top contender if that performance was in Europe.

An average year for African footballers, compared to when there used to the time of the Drogbas and Eto'os of this world.

If Okocha of 2003-2005 and Essien of 2004-2007 had enacted the performance that didn't win them the award in those years (no thanks to Eto'o and Drogba), those performances would have easily won them the award this year.

My prediction for Top 3
Asamoah Gyan
Pierre Agyuemang
Slimani (Algeria)

Asamoah Gyan may clinch it.

Meanwhile, FTC. Dedicated to Musiwa, my Nairaland menthol.

My prediction for Top 3
Asamoah Gyan
Pierre Agyuemang Aubameyang
Slimani (Algeria)

fixed!

Tolexander:

fixed!

Thanks. I struggle to spell or pronounce that dude's name and no time to look it up.

yaya toure still going home with it!

my prediction (1) ) Enyeama (2) Yaya toure (3) Brahimi.

Tolexander:

fixed!

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

I suggest CAF shouldn't waste time and money on this irrelevance award. No African player has performed to the extent of being recognized as the continent's best this year.
Nevertheless, Emerick Aubameyang is my favourite for the award.

Lordave:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

ya, my oga didn't spell the Aubameyang very well, so i had to correct it.

GYAN SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS LIST

Lordave:
I suggest CAF shouldn't waste time and money on this irrelevance award. No African player has performed to the extent of being recognized as the continent's best this year.
Nevertheless, Emerick Aubameyang is my favourite for the award.

Agreed. Compared to the time of Eto'o, Drogba, Weah, and even El-Hadji Diouf, Kanu, Adebayor, Kanoute, Yaya Toure. Those guys were clearly outstanding in the years they won it

Ochillary:
GYAN SHOULD NOT BE ON THIS LIST

He did well in World Cup, now ranks as highest scoring African in world cup. Also doing well for Ghana NT this year.

Jarus:


Agreed. Compared to the time of Eto'o, Drogba, Weah, and even El-Hadji Diouf, Kanu, Adebayor, Kanoute, Yaya Toure. Those guys were clearly outstanding in the years they won it

They were not just outstanding, some of them were also contenders in the global stage.

It's a pity African football has take a back slide, our players aren't playing for the fun and passion anymore, money has become the deceptive trend.
It should be passion first. Only passion can spur a player to the heights of Ronaldo and Messi then money and numerous endorsement would follow.

haba.. Where is Mikel slowbi

Jarus:
It was obvious Musa was going to make the list. He even made Top 10 last year and emerged 9th Best Player in Africa in 2013.

Unfortunately, that's how far he could go this year again. Maybe a little up, to like 5th.

Martins should have made this 25 man list and even a top contender if that performance was in Europe.

An average year for African footballers, compared to when there used to the time of the Drogbas and Eto'os of this world.

If Okocha of 2003-2005 and Essien of 2004-2007 had enacted the performance that didn't win them the award in those years (no thanks to Eto'o and Drogba), those performances would have easily won them the award this year.

My prediction for Top 3
Asamoah Gyan
Pierre Agyuemang
Slimani (Algeria)

Asamoah Gyan may clinch it.

Meanwhile, FTC. Dedicated to Musiwa, my Nairaland menthol.

Asamoah Gyan can NEVER win it.

The competition is amongst these 5

Vincent Enyeama
Pierre Aubameyang
Yaya Toure
Kwadwo Asamoah
Gervinho.


As Per the Best player based in Africa, the competition is STRICTLY between

Late Senzo Meyiwa
Bongani Ndulula
maybe Ejike Uzoenyi

LeoSanchez:
haba.. Where is Mikel slowbi

This ain't no award for SNAILS and TORTOISE

AbuMikey:



This ain't no award for SNAILS and TORTOISE

this is what I call uppercut, choke slam, brogue kick and summer slam in wrestlemania , this can give injury to the spinal cord. Please don't try this at home.
Nairaland, home of fun and humour .

Every1 knows Yaya toure is going to win it again... no competition dia jare.

It's a pity we don't really have big names in African football again ....but Musa deserves to be among the best five he has really done well this season .

Yaya's 4th

AbuMikey:



This ain't no award for SNAILS and TORTOISE

aii so it award for ram n monkeys ryt

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Yaya Toure!

Mikel continues to sit on the bench with a seat belt.

they should just give yaya toure already

Jarus:
The Confederation of African Football on Thursday in Cairo, Egypt 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.

Twenty-five 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.

Super Eagles’ duo of Ahmed Musa, who plays for CSKA Moscow, and Vincent Enyeama of Lille, France, are the two Nigerians who made the list of the topmost 25 players in the main Award category, while Ejike Uzoenyi of Rangers International, Enugu is the only Nigerian shortlisted in the 20-man list of Africa-based Player of the Year.

Musa, a very resourceful player, and Enyeama, the outstanding goalkeeper, were members of the Super Eagles team that won the 2013 African Nations Cup in South Africa and also participated actively in the Super Eagles’ campaign in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ejike Uzoenyi on the other hand made his international debut for Nigeria in 2012.

He was called up to Nigeria’s 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and was named to Nigeria’s squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship, where he emerged the most valuable player of the tournament.

He was also named in the Nigeria’s provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and made the final squad after Elderson Echiejile was excluded by injury.

The list was compiled through a vigorous exercise by the Confederation of African Football. CAF took into consideration the performance of the nominees for their national teams and clubs from January to November, this year.

Other players shorted listed for the African Player of the Year award include the Ghanaian duo of Asamoah Gyan of Al-Ain and Kwadwo Asamoah of Juventus; Senegal’s Dame N’doye of Lokomotiv Moscow and Sadio Mané of Southampton, Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo and Tottenham and the Cameroonian trio of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Schalke 04, Stephane Mbia of Sevilla and Vincent Aboubakar of Porto.

Others are Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ of Cote d’Ivoire and AS Roma and his fellow country men: Wilfred Bony of Swansea and Yaya Toure of Man City as well as Fakhreddine Ben Youssef and Ferdjani Sassi from Tunisia and CS Sfaxien.

Also listed are Algerian quartet of Islam Slimani of Sporting Lisbon, Raïs M’Bolhi of Philadelphia Union, Sofiane Feghouli of Valencia and Yacine Brahimi of Porto. Yannick Bolasie of DR Congo and Crystal Palace, Thulani Serero of South Africa and Ajax, Seydou Keita of Mali and As Roma, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund and Mohamed El Neny of Egypt and Basel completed the list.

In the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the 20 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.

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.

The Glo- CAF Awards Gala will take place on January 8, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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.

Sauce: http://theeagleonline.com.ng/caf-names-ahmed-musa-enyeama-23-others-for-glo-caf-awards/

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onyeomaonyeoma:
my prediction (1) ) Enyeama (2) Yaya toure (3) Brahimi.

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