Moses Simon, a member of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, is up for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of the Year award, along with Mo Salah of Liverpool and Saido Mane of Bayern Munich.
The initial list of nominees for the Men’s categories—Player of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year—was announced by CAF on Thursday, June 30.
According to CAF, the nominees for the Women’s categories will be revealed soon. Akinkunmi Amoo, a former forward for the Golden Eaglets, was a candidate for the Young Player of the Year award.
See full list of nominees for Player of the Year (Men) below:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso & Aston Villa)
Blati Toure (Burkina Faso & Pyramids)
Edmund Tapsoba (Burkina Faso & Bayer Leverkusen)
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon & Napoli)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon & Lyon)
Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon & Al Nassr)
Youssouf M’Changama (Comoros & Guingamp)
Franck Kessie (Cote d’Ivoire & AC Milan)
Sebastien Haller (Cote d’Ivoire & Ajax)
Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Mohamed ElNeny (Egypt & Arsenal)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Mohamed Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Musa Barrow (Gambia & Bologna)
Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly)
Hamari Traore (Mali & Rennes)
Yves Bissouma (Mali & Tottenham Hotspur)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Paris Saint-Germain)
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco & Angers)
Yahya Jabrane (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco & Sevilla)
Moses Simon (Nigeria & Nantes)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
Nampalys Mendy (Senegal & Leicester City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
Saliou Ciss (Senegal & Nancy)
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
The question now is,
Who do you think should win CAF’s Player of the Year Award? – TELL US
Let’s hear from you all as regards this.
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