Four Nigerian players have been included in
the 10-man list for the 2013 African footballer
of the year by the continent's premier
football body
By Shina Oludare
Dec 5, 2013 1:42:00 PM
The Confederation of
African Football has
released the shortlists for
the 2013 African Player of
the Year with Mikel Obi,
Emmanuel Emenike,
Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa making the cut
in the ten-man list that has reigning Africa’s best
player Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire. Twenty-five
players were initially shortlisted some weeks ago
before it was trimmed down to 10 through voting
from members of the Technical & Development
and the Media Committees.
The Head Coaches of the National Associations
affiliated to Caf will vote in their order of preference
to decide on the eventual winners of the two
categories.
The winners will be announced at the Glo-CAF
Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9,
2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
1 Ahmed Musa CSKA Moscow, Nigeria
2 Yaya Toure Manchester City, Cote d’Ivoire
3 John Obi Mikel Chelsea, Nigeria
4 Jonathan Pitroipa Stade Rennes, Burkina Faso
5 Emmanuel Emenike Fernabahce, Nigeria
6 Didier Drogba Galatasaray, Wigan Cote d’Ivoire
7 Asamoah Gyan, Al Ain, Ghana
8 Mohamed Aboutreika Al Ahly, Egypt
9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia
Dortmund, Gabon
10 Vincent Enyeama Lille, Nigeria
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