•As Aubameyang, Ayew, Toure tango

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Andre Ayew, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Yaya Toure make up the five-man shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

The five candidates were revealed during a special live launch broadcast on Saturday. The last time a Nigerian won was in 2003 by Austin Jay Jay Okocha who retaine it a year later.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

The winner will be decided by fans from across the world, who have until November 28  to vote for their choice. The 2016 recipient of the award will be announced on Monday, 12 December.

Borussia Dortmund and Gabon striker Aubameyang is on the shortlist for the fourth consecutive year, while West Ham’s Ghana attacking midfielder Andre Ayew – winner in 2011 – is also shortlisted for the fourth time.

Leicester’s Algeria forward Mahrez is the only player not to have been nominated before, Liverpool and Senegal striker Mane made his debut on the shortlist last year, and Manchester City’s Ivorian midfielder Toure has featured for eight consecutive years and is a two-time winner.