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African football governing body CAF earlier today released the lists of nominees for the two major annual individual awards, the African Player of the Year and the Africa-based Player of the Year.
The CAF media, technical and development committees, besides journalists and TV consultants and national coaches or national technical directors will be involved in selection process of the African Player of the Year and the Africa-based Player of the Year.
The CAF awards ceremony will be held on January 5, 2017 in the Nigerian capital of Abuja.
African Player of the Year – (30 nominees)
Algeria: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), Islam Slimani (Leicester City/ENG), El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO)
Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o (Antalyaspor/TUR), Benjamin Mounkandjo(Lorient/FRA)
Congo: Cedric Bakambu (Villareal/ESP), Yannick Bolasie (Everton/ENG)
Egypt: Mohamed El Neny (Arsenal/ENG), Mohamed Salah (Roma/ITA)
Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/GER, holder)
Ghana: Andre Ayew (West Ham/ENG)
Ivory Coast: Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Eric Bailly (Manchester Utd/ENG), Gervinho (Hebei Fortune/CHN)
Kenya: Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG)
Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
Morocco: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/ITA), Hakim Ziyech (Ajax Amsterdam/NED)
Nigeria: Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City/ENG), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea/ENG), Ahmed Musa (Leicester City/ENG)
Senegal: Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/ITA), Sadio Mane (Liverpool/ENG)
South Africa: Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs/RSA)
Tanzania: Mbwana Samatta (Genk/BEL)
Tunisia: Aymen Abdennour (Valencia/ESP), Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland/ENG)
Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Africa-based Player of the Year – (25 nominees)
Chad: Morgan Betorangal (Mouloudia Bejaia/ALG)
Congo Brazzaville: Fabrice Ondama (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
Congo: Joel Kimwaki (TP Mazembe/CON), Elia Meschak (TP Mazembe/CON), Joyce Lomalisa (V Club/CON), Idris Mbombo (ZESCO United/ZAM)
Egypt: Ali Gabr (Zamalek/EGY), Ayman Hefny (Zamalek/EGY), Bassem Morsy (Zamalek/EGY)
Ivory Coast: Yannick Zakri (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Kenya: Jesse Were (ZESCO United/ZAM)
Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
Mali: Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe/COD)
Morocco: Reda Hajhouj (Wydad Casablanca/MOR)
Nigeria: Chisom Chikatara (Wydad Casablanca/MAR), Mfon Udoh (Enyimba/NIG)
South Africa: Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Hlompho Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs/RSA)
Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
Tunisia: Hamza Lahmar (Etoile Sahel/TUN), Aymen Mathlouthi (Etoile Sahel/TUN)
Zambia: Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe/COD), Jackson Mwanza (ZESCO United/ZAM)
Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
