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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nNov 3, 2017: \u00a0Three Nigerian players are now in line for consideration for continental football awards in January after being listed among nominees by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
\nThe three players include overseas-based Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong who have been nominated for the African Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n
Egypt-based Junior Ajayi who plays for Egyptian side Al Ahly has also been nominated for the African Player of the Year Based in Africa 2017 award.<\/p>\n
The NigeriaNews reports that 30 players each have been nominated for the two topmost categories of the awards.<\/p>\n
The winner of each award will be decided by votes from a selected group.<\/p>\n
These are the Head Coaches\/Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee and a panel of Media Experts.<\/p>\n
NAN reports that the Awards Gala will be held on Jan. 4 in Accra, Ghana.<\/p>\n
Nigerian energy giants Aiteo are the headline sponsors of the awards\u2019 2017 edition, after taking over from Nigerian telecommunications company Glo.<\/p>\n
The awards will see players, officials and administrators who distinguished themselves exemplary during the year under review being honoured for their efforts towards the development of the game on the continent.<\/p>\n
Following are the list of nominees in the two categories:<\/p>\n
African Player of the Year (Foreign Based)<\/p>\n
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
\nBertrand Traore (Burkina Faso & Lyon)
\nCedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
\nChristian Atsu (Ghana & Newcastle)
\nChristian Bassogog (Cameroon & Henan Jianye)
\nDenis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\nEric Bailly (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & Manchester United)
\nEssam El Hadary (Egypt & Al Taawoun)
\nFabrice Ondoa (Cameroon & Sevilla)
\nFackson Kapumbu (Zambia & Zesco)
\nJean Michel Seri (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & Nice)
\nJunior Kabananga (DR Congo & Astana)
\nKarim El Ahmadi (Morocco & Feyenoord)
\nKeita Balde (Senegal & Monaco)
\nKhalid Boutaib (Morocco & Yeni Malatyaspor)
\nMbwana Samata (Tanzania & Genk)
\nMichael Olunga (Kenya & Girona)
\nMohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
\nMoussa Marega (Mali & Porto)
\nNaby Keita (Guinea & RB Leipzig)
\nPercy Tau (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\nPierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
\nSadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
\nThomas Partey (Ghana & Atletico Madrid)
\nVictor Moses (Nigeria & Chelsea)
\nVincent Aboubakar (Cameroon & Porto)
\nWilliam Troost-Ekong (Nigeria & Bursaspor)
\nYacine Brahimi (Algeria & Porto)
\nYoussef Msakni (Tunisia & Al Duhail)
\nYves Bissouma (Mali & Lille)<\/p>\n
African Player of the Year \u2013 Based in Africa<\/p>\n
Achraf Bencharki (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
\nAhmed Fathi (Egypt & Al Ahly)
\nAlkhaly Bangoura (Guinea & Etoile du Sahel)
\nAli Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
\nAristide Bance (Burkina Faso & Al Masry)
\nAyman Majid (Morocco & FUS Rabat)
\nAymen Mathlouthi (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel)
\nBen Malango (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
\nDean Furman (South Africa & Supersport United)
\nDenis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\nElsamani Saadeldin (Sudan & Al Merreikh)
\nFackson Kapumbu (Zambia & Zesco)
\nFawzi Chaouchi (Algeria & MC Alger)
\nGeoffrey Serunkuma (Uganda & KCCA)
\nJeremy Brockie (New Zealand & Supersport)
\nJunior Ajayi (Nigeria & Al Ahly)
\nKarim Aouadhi (Tunisia & CS Sfaxien)
\nMohamed Meftah (Algeria & USM Alger)
\nMohamed Ounnajem (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
\nMuaid Ellafi (Libya & Ahly Tripoli)
\nNasr Eldin Ahmed (Sudan & Hilal Obeid)
\nOussama Darfalou (Algeria & USM Alger)
\nPercy Tau (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\nSabelo Ndzinisa (Swaziland & Mbabane Swallows)
\nSaber Khalifa (Tunisia & Club Africain)
\nSaladin Said (Ethiopia & Saint George)
\nSylvain Gbohouo (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & TP Mazembe)
\nTady Etekiama (DR Congo & AS Vita)
\nTaha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
\nTarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)<\/p>\n
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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