Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré is one of five Premier League players who have been nominated for the Condeferation of African Football’s (CAF) Player of the Year award.
Touré, who won the award for third time in succession last year, is joined by Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor, Wilfried Bony of Swansea, Crystal Palace winger Yannick Bolasie and Southampton’s Sadio Mané on the 25-man list.
Four Algerian players – Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon), Raïs M’Bolhi (Philadelphia Union), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) and Yacine Brahimi (Porto) – are also included after their excellent showing at the World Cup in Brazil where Lers Fennecs were beaten by eventual champions Germany in the last 16 after extra-time.
Meanwhile, murdered South Africa captain Senzo Meyiwa is one of 20 nominees for the African Player of the Year award for players still based in Africa.
The 27-year-old Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper was shot dead at a house in the Vosloorus township, near Johannesburg. A suspect was arrested on 31 October.
The nominations
African Player of Year: Ahmed Musa (Nigeria, CSKA Moscow), Asamoah Gyan (Ghana, Al Ain), Dame N’doye (Senegal, Lokomotiv Moscow), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo, Tottenham), Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon, Schalke 04), Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien), Ferdjani Sassi (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien), Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire, AS Roma), Islam Slimani (Algeria, Sporting Lisbon), Kwadwo Asamoah (Ghana, Juventus), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco, Bayern Munich), Mohamed El Neny (Egypt, Basel), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon, Borussia Dortmund), Raïs M’Bolhi (Algeria, Philadelphia Union), Sadio Mané (Senegal, Southampton), Seydou Kieta (Mali, As Roma), Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria, Valencia), Stephane Mbia (Cameroon, Sevilla), Thulani Serero (South Africa, Ajax) Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon, Porto), Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria, Lille), Wilfried Bony (Cote d’Ivoire, Swansea), Yacine Brahimi (Algeria, Porto), Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo, Crystal Palace), Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire, Man City).
African Player of the Year (Based in Africa): Amr Gamal (Egypt, Al Ahly), Abdelrahman Fetori (Libya, Ahly Benghazi), Bernard Parker (South Africa, Kaizer Chiefs), Bongani Ndulula (South Africa, Amazulu), Akram Djahnit (Algeria, ES Setif), Ejike Uzoenyi (Nigeria, Enugu Rangers), El Hedi Belamieri (Algeria, ES Setif), Fakhereddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien), Ferdjani Sassi (Tunisia, CS Sfaxien), Firmin Mubel Ndombe (DR Congo, AS Vita), Geoffrey Massa (Uganda, Pretoria University), Jean Kasusula (DR Congo, TP Mazembe), Kader Bidimbou (Congo, AC Leopards), Lema Mabidi (DR Congo, As Vita), Mudathir Al Taieb (Sudan, Al Hilal), Roger Assalé (Cote d’Ivoire, Sewe Sport), Senzo Meyiwa (South Africa, Orlando Pirates), Solomon Asante (Ghana, TP Mazembe), Souleymane Moussa (Cameroon, Coton Sport), Yunus Sentamu (Uganda, AS Vita).
