Glo-CAF Awards- Enyeama, Musa In Five Man List

Super Eagles skipper and Lille of France goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and his National teammate Ahmed Musa are among the five man short list for 2014 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year Award last won by Ivorian Yaya Toure.

The Nigerian duo Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa  will slug it out for the African individual award alongside other three Africans, Manchester City and Cote d'Ivoire midfielder Yaya Toure, Asamoah Gyan of Ghana and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon. 

In the Women category, two Nigerians Asisat Oshoala and Desire Oparanozie were also among the best five player on the continent alongside Senatha Coleman of Namibia, South African Portia Modise and Ngo Ndom of Cameroon that will battle for African Queen Award.

The Youth Player of the Year has Oshoala and Uchechi Sunday from Nigeria, Fabrice Ondoa of Cameroon  and Kader Bidimbou of Congo Brazaville as nominees.

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.

For Most promising Talent Award, the shortlisted players are Clinton N’jie of Cameroon and 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

Florent Mbenge, Kherireddine Madoui of Algeria, Rigo Gervais of Cote D’Ivoire, Stephen Keshi of Nigeria and Vahid Halilhdzich of Bosnia and Algeria 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 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 night will take place on Thursday January 8, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria. 

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