The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday in Cairo announced the top 5 nominees for the 2014 African Player of the Year and the 2014 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) in the Glo-Caf Awards.

The players were shortlisted from Twenty-five players who were earlier nominated for the African Player of the Year, and 20 players who made the list for the Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category.

Asisat Oshoala

Super Eagles’ Captain  Vincent Enyeama who plays for Lille in France  made the list alongside his national team mate, Ahmed Musa of    CSKA Moscow. The remaining three players listed are  Asamoah Gyan of Ghana and Al-Ain  in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Gabonese,  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in Germany and the reigning African Footballer of the Year and Manchester City Midfielder, Yaya Toure from Cote d’Ivoire.

In the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the five shortlisted players are the duo of  Akram Djahnit    and El Hedi Belamieri  of Algeria and ES Setif,  Firmin Mubel Ndombe  of    Congo and As Vita, Fakhereddine Ben Youssef  of Tunisia and CS Sfaxien and late Senso Meyiwa of South Africa and Orlando Pirates.

Also released is the list of nominees for other categories of the Awards and they include:  Annette Ngo Ndom of Cameroon, Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria and Rivers Angels, Desire Oparanozie of Nigeria and Guingamp, Portia Modise of Banyana Banayana, South Africa and Zenatha Coleman of Namibia for Woman Player of the Year while the Youth Player of the Year has Asisat Oshoala and Uchechi Sunday from Nigeria, Fabrice Ondoa of Cameroon    and Kader Bidimbou of Congo Brazaville as nominees.

Oparanozie in action

For Most promising Talent Award, the shortlisted players are: Clinton N’jie of Cameroon qnd Olympic Lyon, Mubele Ndombe of Congo DR and AS VIta, Vincent Aboubakar of Cameroon and Fc Porto and Yacini Brahimi of Algeria and also FC Porto while Florent Mbenge, Kherireddine Madoui of Algeria, Rigo Gervais of Cote D’Ivoire, Stephen Keshi of Nigeria and Vahid Halilhdzich of Bosnia and Algeria National Team were nominated for Coach of the Year.

Other Nominees are the trio of Nigeria, Algeria and Libya listed for National team of the Year, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria and Nigeria U-20 for Women’s National team of the Year and Club of the Year with Al-Ahly of Egypt, As Vita of Congo, Es-Setif of Algeria and Sewe Sports of    Cote D’Ivoire as nominees.

The rest are CAF fair play Award, African Legend Award (to be decided between Team of Oryx that won the maiden edition of African Champions League.   or Team of Stade Malien that were runners up of the first edition), Referee of the Year, Platinum Award to be presented to Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan and late Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Former President of Ghana.

Also Listed among the Awards are Football Manager of the Year, Africa’s Finest Eleven, Goal of the Year and Save of the Year.

The winners will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches and Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.

The Glo- CAF Awards Gala nite will take place on Thursday, 8 January 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ivorian Yaya Toure was crowned African Player of the Year for the past three years whilst Mohamed Aboutreika of Egypt was named African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) last year.