Finalists For CAF 2017 Awards Unveiled, No Nigerian In Contention For Footballer Of The Year Award

Date: 18-12-2017 2:41 pm (6 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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It was mixed fortunes for Nigeria on Monday as the final shortlist of nominees for the various categories in the 2017 Aiteo/CAF Awards was released. Super Eagles star, Victor Moses, was conspicuously missing as the nominees for the African Footballer of the Year Award were named.

Moses scaled the first hurdle when the list of nominees was reduced from 30 to 11; but he could not make it into the final shortlist. Those in contention for the continent’s top prize are Sadio Mane of Senegal, Pierre Aubameyang of Gabon and Mohamed Salah who only recently won the BBC African Player of the Year, beating Nigeria’s Victor Moses and other rivals to the top prize.

The last time a Nigerian won the African Footballer of the Year Award was in 1999 through Kanu Nwankwo and the wait to end the jinx will continue again as the country’s sole hope has been dashed. For the female category, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala is still very much in contention as she looks to make it a hat trick of wins.

The China-based star will however see of the strong opposition that would be posed by the duo of Gabrielle Aboud from Cameroon and South Africa’s Chrestina Kgatlana. In the coaches’ category, Super Eagles Technical Adviser Genort Rohr is still very much in contention alongside Hector Cuper (Egypt) and L’Hussein Amoutta (Wydad Casablanca).

Rohr qualified Nigeria for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the first team in Africa to book a ticket to Russia. For the team of the year, the Super Eagles and the Nigeria U-20 female, the Falconets are in for award.

The Awards Gala will take place on Thursday, 4 January 2018 in Accra, Ghana. Below are the top three (Nominees are listed in alphabetical order);

African Player of the Year

· Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

· Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)

· Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

Women’s Player of the Year

· Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)

· Chrestina Kgatlana (South Africa & UWC Ladies)

· Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene(Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)

Youth Player of the Year

· Krepin Diatta (Senegal & Sarpsborg)

· Patson Daka (Zambia & Liefering)

· Salam Giddou (Mali & Guidars)

Coach of the Year

· Gernot Rohr (Nigeria)

· Hector Cuper (Egypt)

· L’Hussein Amoutta (Wydad Athletic Club)

Club of the Year

· Al Ahly

· TP Mazembe

· Wydad Athletic Club

National Team of the Year

· Cameroon

· Egypt

· Nigeria

Women’s National Team of the Year

· Ghana U-20

· Nigeria U-20

· South Africa

Posted: at 18-12-2017 02:41 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
- ruthie at 18-12-2017 04:09 PM (6 years ago)
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big shame since 1999 no winner...at least make we win best coach...that dude have really done a great job and for the female...Assisat
Posted: at 18-12-2017 04:09 PM (6 years ago) | Hero
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- cypanyahucha at 18-12-2017 05:22 PM (6 years ago)
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Na waaoo!
Posted: at 18-12-2017 05:22 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Haso112 at 18-12-2017 06:59 PM (6 years ago)
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SO WHAT'S THE SURPRISE IN THAT? WHAT ACTUALLY DID HE DO TO HAVE BEEN SHORTLISTED, ABI WAS HE ANY BETTER THAN THOSE THREE UP THERE?
Posted: at 18-12-2017 06:59 PM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 18-12-2017 07:43 PM (6 years ago)
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GOOD
Posted: at 18-12-2017 07:43 PM (6 years ago) | Grande Master
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- BournIdentity at 26-12-2017 07:14 AM (6 years ago)
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Roll Eyes                                                                         
Posted: at 26-12-2017 07:14 AM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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