African Player of the Year nominees: Ihenancho, Mikel, 3 Others Nigerians Makes List
African football body CAF released Saturday the lists of nominees for the two major annual individual awards, the African Player of the Year and the Africa-based Player of the Year:
African Player of the Year (30 nominees)
Algeria: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), Islam Slimani (Leicester City/ENG), El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO)
Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o (Antalyaspor/TUR), Benjamin Mounkandjo(Lorient/FRA)
Democratic Republic of Congo: Cedric Bakambu (Villareal/ESP), Yannick Bolasie (Everton/ENG)
Egypt: Mohamed El Neny (Arsenal/ENG), Mohamed Salah (Roma/ITA)
Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/GER, holder)
Ghana: Andre Ayew (West Ham/ENG)
Ivory Coast: Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Eric Bailly (Manchester Utd/ENG), Gervinho (Hebei Fortune/CHN)
Kenya: Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG) Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
Morocco: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/ITA), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax Amsterdam/NED)
Nigeria: Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City/ENG), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea/ENG), Ahmed Musa (Leicester City/ENG)
Senegal: Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/ITA), Sadio Mane (Liverpool/ENG)
South Africa: Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
Tanzania: Mbwana Samatta (Genk/BEL)
Tunisia: Aymen Abdennour (Valencia/ESP), Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland/ENG)
Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA) Africa-based Player of the Year (25 nominees)
Chad: Morgan Betorangal (Mouloudia Bejaia/ALG)
Congo Brazzaville: Fabrice Ondama (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
DR Congo: Joel Kimwaki, Elia Meschak (both TP Mazembe), Joyce Lomalisa (V Club), Idris Mbombo (ZESCO Utd/ZAM)
Egypt: Ali Gabr, Ayman Hefny, Bassem Morsy (all Zamalek)
Ivory Coast: Yannick Zakri (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Kenya: Jesse Were (ZESCO Utd/ZAM)
Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
Mali: Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe/COD)
Morocco: Reda Hajhouj (Wydad Casablanca)
Nigeria: Chisom Chikatara (Wydad Casablanca/MAR), Mfon Udoh (Enyimba)
South Africa: Keegan Dolly, Hlompho Kekana (both Mamelodi Sundowns), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Tunisia: Hamza Lahmar, Aymen Mathlouthi (both Etoile Sahel)
Zambia: Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe/COD), Jackson Mwanza (ZESCO Utd)
Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA) Notes — CAF media, technical and development committees, journalists and TV consultants and national coaches or national technical directors will be involved in selection process — Abuja hosts awards ceremony on Jan 5 2017
