Nigeria missing as CAF names nominees for Footballer of the YR Awards
Nigeria missing as CAF names nominees for Footballer of the Yr Awards.
In spite of the current breathtaking form of most Super Eagles
players, no Nigerian footballer made the top five list for the Glo-CAF
2016 African Player of the Year Award. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the names of five players shortlisted to vie for the annual award. According
to cafonline.com, the names of the five players are: Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang (Gabon & Borrusia Dortmund) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria &
Leicester City) Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma) Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City).
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For
the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa), the top five are;
Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns & Zimbabwe) Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi
Sundowns & South Africa) Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe & Zambia)
Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns & South Africa) Denis Onyango
(Mamelodi Sundowns & Uganda). The African football governing body also said that the top fives were decided by votes from the members of the CAF Media Committee, CAF Technical and Development Committee and half of the 20-member Panel of Experts. The statement added that the 2016 Glo- CAF Awards Gala,
sponsored by telecommunication giants, Globacom, will be held on Jan. 5,
2017 in Abuja, Nigeria. As it can be recalled, Nwankwo Kanu is
the last Nigerian to win the prestigious football award in 1996 and 1999
while still playing for Arsenal FC of England.
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