[ 2014-12-26 ]

Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan out! Toure, Enyeama & Aubameyang battle for Africa Best Player
Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan failed to make the
final list for the 2014 African Player of the
Year.
Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang,
Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Ivorian
midfieder Yaya Toure are the finalists vying for
the coveted individual award of Caf.
The trio made the cut following votes from head
coaches or technical directors of the various FAs
affiliated to Caf.
Ahmed Musa of Nigeria also failed to make the
final list.

For the African Player of the Year (Based in
Africa), Algerian duo, Akram Djahnit and El Hedi
Belamieri are in contention with DR Congo forward
Firmin Mubele Ndombe.

The winners will be unveiled at the Glo-Caf Awards
Gala on Thursday, January 8 2015 in Lagos,
Nigeria.

Below are the top three for the various
categories:
African Player of the Year (in alphabetical
order)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia
Dortmund)
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria and Lille)
Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City)

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Akram Djahnit (Algeria and ES Setif)
El Hedi Belamieri (Algeria and ES Setif)
Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)

Women’s Player of the Year
Annette Ngo Ndom (Cameroon and Amazon Grimstad)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria and Guingamp)

Youth Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon and Barcelona)
Uchechi Sunday (Nigeria and River Angels)

Most Promising Talent
Clinton N’jie (Cameroon and Olympique Lyon)
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon and Porto)
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria and Porto)

Coach of the Year
Florent Ibenge (DR Congo)
Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)
Vahid Halilhodžić (Former coach of Algeria)

National Team of the Year
Algeria
Libya
Nigeria

Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria U-20

Club of the Year
Al Ahly (Egypt)
AS Vita (DR Congo)
ES Setif (Algeria)

Football Leader of the Year
Moise Katumbi Chapwe - President of TP Mazembe (DR
Congo)

African Legend award
Oryx Club (Cameroon) – winners of the maiden
edition of CAF Champions League 1964
Stade Malien (Mali) - runner up of the maiden
edition of CAF Champion’s League 1964

Source - Goal.com

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