The 2013 Glo CAF Awards starts in a few hours with the main contest between John Mikel Obi of Nigeria and Yaya Tours of Ivory Coast. Who's gonna win it?

Stay with us as we bring you live updates and feed from the event as it unfolds live in Lagos.

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First a little history is in order.

Tomorrow Thursday 9th of January, 2014 is the day fixed for Glo-CAF Awards. The Gala event will be held in Lagos, Nigeria.

The event has since been held in five cities; the 2005 edition was held in Abuja (Nigeria), 2006 in Accra (Ghana), 2007-Lome (Togo), 2008-Lagos (Nigeria), 2009-Accra (Ghana), 2010 in Cairo (Egypt) and the last two editions in Accra Ghana.

Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure is the current African Player of the Year having won the last two editions while the 2013 African Player of the Year – Based in Africa winner is Mohamed Abou Trieka of Egypt.
With 24 hours to the next Glo-CAF Awards, football analysts have been making different permutations with clear-cut justifications on who deserves to wear the crown of African Player of the Year for 2013.


The top three nominees for the 2013 Glo-CAF Footballer of the Year Award was announced last week by Africa's highest football authority, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


Glo – CAF 2013 Awards Categories

1. African Player of the Year

2. African Player of the Year - Based in Africa

3. National Team of the Year

4. Women’s National Team of the Year

5. Club of the Year

6. CAF Fair Play Award

7. Coach of the Year

8. Most Promising talent

9. Women’s Footballer of the Year

10. Referee of the Year

11. CAF Legend

12. Africa Fines XI

13. CAF Platinum Award

Mikel has been tipped to win the coveted award in opinion polls.

With 24 hours to the next Glo CAf Awards, football analysts have been making different permutations with clear-cut justifications on who deserves to wear the crown of African Player of the Year for 2013.

Majority of the opinions however favour Nigerian International and Chelsea Midfielder, John Mikel Obi to win the Award.

The top three nominees for the 2013 Glo CAF Footballer of the year Award was announced last week by Africa’s highest football authority, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The top three lists released includes Nigeria’s Mikel Obi, Cote D’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure and his country mate, Didier Drogba of Galasaray.

Drogba plies his trade with Turkish Club, Galatasaray while, Toure, the defending champion plays for Manchester City. Mikel Obi is a regular feature for Chelsea FC of London.

According to Mohammed Aderibigbe of Precise Sports, Mikel Obi holds the ace having won the African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles and Europa Cup with Chlesea FC of London.

The same view was corroborated by Sam Smith of Sports Degrees who opined that Mikel deserves the Award due to his exploits with Chelsea FC and the Super Eagles, adding that if Mikel succeeds, Nigeria will be returning to the list of countries producing Glo Caf Award winners since 1999 when Kanu Nwankwo won the Award.

Chris Abraham, a sports pundit however differs in opinion. He is tipping Yahaya Toure for the Award. According to him “Yaya will nick it again, he is the leading contender and the fact that he recently won the BBC African Player of the Year makes him a clear favourite”.

However Sports 24, an on-line Sports Outfit also tipped Mikel Obi outrightly. “ The award goes to Mikel, a regular in Chelsea line up, European? Champions League winner, Europa Cup winner and African Cup of Nations Champion, what else? ”

Who wears the crown? All roads lead to the Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on 9th January, 2014 where the king will be crowned.

The nominees are (in alphabetical order);

African Player of the Year

Ahmed Musa Nigeria
Asamoah Gyan Ghana
Dame N’Doye Senegal
Didier Drogba Cote d’Ivoire
Emmanuel Emenike Nigeria
Islam Slimani Algeria
John Mikel Obi Nigeria
Jonathan Pitroipa Burkina Faso
Kévin Constant Guinea
Kwadwo Asamoah Ghana
Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini) Cape Verde
Mehdi Benattia Morocco
Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt
Mohamed Salah Egypt
Nicolas Nkoulou Cameroon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça Cape Verde
Saladin Said Ethiopia
Seydou Keita Mali
Sofiane Feghouli Algeria
Sunday Mba Nigeria
Victor Wanyama Kenya
Vincent Enyeama Nigeria
Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ Cote d’Ivoire
Yaya Toure Cote d’Ivoire


African Player of the Year – Based in Africa

Adane Girma Ethiopia
Ahmed Fathi Egypt
Alexis Yougouda Kada Cameroon
Ali Machani Tunisia
Bapidi Fils Jean Jules Cameroon
Daine Marcelle-Klate South Africa
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Tunisia
Getaneh Kebede Ethiopia
Idrissa Kouyate Cote d’Ivoire
Iheb Msakni Tunisia
Luyanda Lennox Bacela South Africa
Mbwana Samatta Tanzania
Moez Ben Cherifia Tunisia
Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt
Rainford Kalaba Zambia
Senzo Meyiwa South Africa
Soumbeila Diakite Mali
Sunday Mba Nigeria
Tresor Mputu DR Congo
Waleed Soliman Egypt
Yannick N’djeng Cameroon

I hope people won't get angry when Yaya wins the award.

Btw, yaya toure scored today in City's 6-0 win.

If somebody that won the champions league, fa cup, european league, afcon, in the space of two years is not good enough for the african player of the year then some thing must be wrong with caf.

Who wins it?

Krasid: I hope people won't get angry when Yaya wins the award.

Btw, yaya toure scored today in City's 6-0 win.

@Krasid,[/b]
The award is for 2013, not 2014 performance...
I cant dispute that Yaya is better than Mikel one-on-one..However,
It depents on the Criteria, Mikel had achieved more than Yaya in 2013 winning CAF Nations Cup for Nigeria and UEFA for Chelsea.
So, If u say who was better individually in 2013 n to date? its Yaya
Who achieved more in 2013? its Mikel>>>[b]