Four Nigerians are included on the
Confederation of African Football's (Caf) reduced shortlist of ten nominees for its
2013 Player of the Year award.
John Mikel Obi, goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama,
Emmanuel Emenike and Ahmed Musa all
helped the Super Eagles win the Africa Cup of
Nations in February. The reigning Caf Player of the Year, Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast, is also in the running to retain his crown to add to the BBC award he won earlier in the week.
Egypt's Mohamed Aboutrika is on the reduced
lists for both African Player of the Year and and the award for Africa-based footballer, which he won last year. Members of Caf's Technical and Development and Media Committees reduced the African
Player of the Year Award from 25 while the
Africa-based list was cut from 21 nominees.
The head coaches of the national football
associations affiliated to Caf will now vote to
decide the eventual winners of the two
categories.
The winners will be announced at the Glo-Caf
Awards Gala scheduled for 9 January in Lagos,
Nigeria.
Caf African Player of the Year nominees:
Mohamed Aboutrika - Al Ahly (Egypt) and
Egypt
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia
Dortmund (Germany) and Gabon
Didier Drogba - Galatasaray (Turkey) and Ivory
Coast
Emmanuel Emenike - Fenerbahce (Turkey)
and Nigeria
Vincent Enyeama - Lille (France) and Nigeria
Asamoah Gyan - Al Ain (UAE) and Ghana
Ahmed Musa - CSKA Moscow (Russia) and
Nigeria
John Mikel Obi - Chelsea (England) and Nigeria
Jonathan Pitroipa - Rennes (France) and
Burkina Faso
Yaya Toure - Manchester City (England) and
Ivory Coast
African Player of the Year - Based in Africa -
nominees:
Mohamed Aboutrika - Al Ahly (Egypt) and
Egypt
Ahmed Fathy - Al Ahly (Egypt) and Egypt
Rainford Kalaba - TP Mazembe (DR Congo) and
Zambia
Sunday Mba - Warri Wolves (Nigeria) and
Nigeria
Tresor Mputu Mabi - TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
and DR Congo
National Team of the Year nominees:
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Club of the Year nominees:
Al Ahly - Egypt
CS Sfaxien - Tunisia
Orlando Pirates - South Africa
CAF Fair Play Award:
Nigeria
Coach of the Year nominees:
Manu Garba - Nigeria U17
Stephen Keshi - Nigeria
Paul Put (Belgium) - Burkina Faso
Most Promising Talent nominees:
Ebenezer Assifuah - Sion (Switzerland) and
Ghana
Saleh Gomaa - ENPPI (Egypt) and Egypt
Keleshi Iheanacho - Taye Academy (Nigeria)
and Nigeria
Alexis Yougouda - CotonSport (Cameroon) and
Cameroon
Referee of the Year nominees:
Alioum Neant - Cameroon
Djamel Haimoudi - Algeria
Papa Bakary Gassama - Gambia
CAF Legend:
Bruno Metsu
Mehdi Faria
Youth National team of the Year:
Nigeria U17

Source: africansoccer.weebly.com/1/post/2013/12/caf-shortlists-four-eagles-for-award.html

but where is victor moses? also instead of musa i think Muhammed Gambo would do

Nigerians are likely going to take most of the awards