Ghanaian football stars-Asamoah Gyan and Kwadwo Asamoah have been nominated for this year’s Confederation of African Football Player of the Year award…
The two Black Star players who have been instrumental this year in the team’s numerous success join 23 players from other African countries to compete for this year’s Best African Player.
With players like Didier Drogba, John Mikel Obi, Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure in the list, it will surely be a difficult one for the two Ghanaians—-but nothing is impossible.
The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Check out the nominees below…
Ahmed Musa Nigeria
Asamoah Gyan
Dame N’Doye
Didier Drogba
Emmanuel Emenike
Islam Slimani
John Mikel Obi
Jonathan Pitroipa
Kévin Constant
Kwadwo Asamoah
Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini)
Mehdi Benattia
Mohamed Aboutrika
Mohamed Salah
Nicolas Nkoulou
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça
Saladin Said
Seydou Keita
Sofiane Feghouli
Sunday Mba
Victor Wanyama
Vincent Enyeama
Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’
Yaya Toure