The Confederation of African Football have released the 25-man nominees for the 2013 African Player of the Year with title-holder Yaya Toure and John Obi Mikel topping the list of players.Surprisely excluded from the list is Nigeria and Liverpool star, Victor Moses.
PLAYERS SHORTLISTED ARE:
1. Ahmed Musa of Nigeria/CSKA Moscow
2. Asamoah Gyan of Ghana/Al Ain
3. Dame N’Doye of Senegal/Locomotiv Moscow
4. Didier Drogba of Cote d’Ivoire/Galatasaray
5. Emmanuel Emenike of Nigeria/Fenerbahce
6. Islam Slimani of Algeria/Sporting Lisbon
7. John Mikel Obi of Nigeria/Chelsea
8. Jonathan Pitroipa of Burkina Faso/Stade Rennais
9. Kévin Constant of Guinea/AC Milan
10. Kwadwo Asamoah of Ghana/Juventus
11. Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini) of Cape Verde/AC Omonia
12. Mehdi Benattia of Morocco/AS Roma
13. Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt/Al Ahly
14. Mohamed Salah of Egypt/Basel FC
15. Nicolas Nkoulou of Cameroon/Marseille
16. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon/Borussia Dortmund
17. Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça of Cape Verde/Lille
18. Saladin Said of Ethiopia/Wadi Degla FC
19. Seydou Keita of Mali/Dalian Aerbin F.C
20. Sofiane Feghouli of Algeria/Valencia
21. Sunday Mba of Nigeria/Warri Wolves
22. Victor Wanyama of Kenya/Southampton FC
23. Vincent Enyeama of Nigeria/Lille
24. Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ of Cote d’Ivoire/AS Roma
25.Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire/Manchester City
The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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