The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has announced the final five nominees for the 2014 African Footballer of the Year award.
They include Super Eagles duo of Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed. Current holder Yaya Toure, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon complete the list.
CAF whittled down the five names, from an initial list of 25 players. The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards scheduled to hold in Lagos on January 8, 2015.
Algeria’s Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri, Firmin Mubel Ndombe (Congo), Fakhereddine Ben Youssef (Tunisia) and the late Senso Meyiwa are in contention for the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category.
In the female category, Nigeria’s duo of Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie make the final list, alongside Annette Ngo Ndom of Cameroun, Portia Modise of Banyana Banyana of South Africa and Zenatha Coleman of Namibia.
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