As the Glo- CAF awards holds today in the Nations’s Capital city of Abuja, the question on the lips of all football loving Africans is: who wears the crown?

Who amongst the last three men standing will wear the coveted crown as Africa’s Player of the Year for 2016? Is it the incumbent, Gabonese, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund or Riyad Mahrez, the Leicester City of England and Algeria player or Senegal and Liverpool midfielder, Sadio Mane?

The undisputed king of football in Africa for 2016 will emerge tonight at the International Conference Centre, Abuja where the Confederation of African Football and West Africa’s leading Telecommunication Company, Globacom hosts the Silver edition of Glo-Caf Awards.

Venue for the awards

Abuja is already agog with activities leading to the Awards gala. Top Sports Administrators, Special guests and Government functionaries from different parts of Africa and beyond have converged on Abuja for the ceremony.

The President of Confederation of African Football, Mr. Issa Hayatou and his delegation have already arrived Abuja for the event which will be covered by global media. All the three top nominees for African player of the year award have already confirmed their attendance. Similarly, all the nominees in other categories are delighted to be rated among the best footballers in the continent.

An annual event, the Glo-CAF Awards celebrates African footballers, coaches and administrators who have distinguished themselves in the game either on the African Continent or abroad.

About two weeks ago, CAF pruned down the final list to three players for the awards.

The categories also include African Player of The Year (Based in Africa), National Team of The Year, Club of The Year, and Coach of The Year.

Other categories are Women’s National Team of The Year, Women’s Footballer of The Year, Most Promising Talent, Referee of The Year, Legend of The year, Fair Play Award, Platinum Award (which has only one nominee), and Africa Finest XI.

Globacom has been sponsoring the Glo- CAF Awards since 2005.