The Confederation of African
Football have released the
25-man nominees for the
2013 African Player of the
Year with title-holder Yaya
Toure, Galatasaray star, Didier Drogba and Borussia Dortmund attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
among the candidates to win the individual award.
John Obi Mikel is accompanied by four Super Eagles
teammates following the African champions’
impressive 2013 campaign. They include Emmanuel
Emenike, Sunday Mba, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa. Liverpool star, Victor Moses is however the suprise
exclusion from the list. The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards
Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in
Lagos, Nigeria. SHORTLIST IN FULL: Ahmed Musa, Asamoah Gyan, Dame N’Doye, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Emenike, Islam Slimani, John Mikel Obi, Jonathan Pitroipa, Kévin Constant, Kwadwo Asamoah, Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini), Mehdi Benattia, Mohamed Aboutrika, Mohamed Salah, Nicolas Nkoulou, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ryan Isaac Mendes, Saladin Said, Seydou Keita, Feghouli, Sunday Mba, Victor Wanyama,Vincent Enyeama, Gervais ‘Gervinho’, Yaya Toure...

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