The five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of
the Year 2014 has been revealed.
Title holder Yaya Toure has been nominated for the sixth
consecutive year, along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,
Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama and Gervinho.
The winner will be decided by fans of African football, who
have until 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November to vote
for their choice.
You can vote online here.
Or to vote for BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 by
SMS, text the number of the player you wish to vote for to
+447786202008.
Text 1 for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Text 2 for Yacine Brahimi
Text 3 for Vincent Enyeama
Text 4 for Gervinho
Text 5 for Yaya Toure
Standard international text rates apply. Please check with
your service provider. SMS votes are limited to one vote
per mobile phone number. Terms and conditions apply.
The winner will be announced on Monday, 1 December.
Four of the nominees played at this summer's World Cup
in Brazil, where for the first time in the tournament's
history two African sides made it out of the group phase.
Goalkeeper Enyeama played in the last 16 of the
tournament with Nigeria, while Brahimi reached the same
stage with Algeria.
Enyeama, 32, went into the event off the back of an
outstanding campaign for French club Lille - he kept 21
clean sheets for them last season.
In Spain, forward Brahimi's efforts for Granada led to him
being named best African player in the country last term
and earning a move to Porto.
Both players carried their excellent club form into the
showpiece finals and caught the eye with superb
performances - as did Ivory Coast forward Gervinho.
The Roma player has been a revelation in Italy since
leaving English Premier League side Arsenal, scoring 10
goals in 39 games for the Serie A side.
He and his compatriot Toure did not make it out of their
group in Brazil, but on a personal note both have enjoyed
impressive seasons.
Midfielder Toure helped guide Manchester City to their
second Premier League title in three years. He also won
the Capital One Cup.
Although striker Aubameyang did not play at Brazil 2014 -
because Gabon did not qualify - he makes the shortlist for
the second year in a row thanks to his club form.
The 25-year-old has settled in his second season with
German side Borussia Dortmund and his improvement has
been particularly noticeable in the Champions League,
where he has already scored three times in the current
campaign.
Previous winners of BBC African Footballer of the Year
award:
2013 - Yaya Toure (Manchester City & Ivory Coast)
2012 - Chris Katongo (Henan Construction & Zambia)
2011 - Andre Ayew (Marseille & Ghana)
2010 - Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland & Ghana)
2009 - Didier Drogba (Chelsea & Ivory Coast)
2008 - Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly & Egypt)
2007 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal & Togo)
2006 - Michael Essien (Chelsea & Ghana)
2005 - Mohamed Barakat (Al Ahly & Egypt)
2004 - Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)
2003 - Jay-Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)
2002 - El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool & Senegal)
2001 - Sammy Kuffour (Bayern Munich & Ghana)
2000 - Patrick Mboma (Parma & Cameroon)

Good top 5 there. I think Toure will win it again, he was outsatnding for city. Followed by Eyeama, excellent performance for Lille. Brahimi, may be Africa's hottest Striker now.

Gervinho and Aubameyang, both are pacy, can cause trouble for defense and have sight for goal.

I think the list will be reduced to 3? If not...


Verdict; thats my pick.

All hail the king Vincent Enyeamagnet.