Mikel Obi in Caf African player of the year list

Africa football's governing body has announced the remaining candidates to win the prestigious individual trophy this year, with five Nigeria players making the cut

The Confederation of African Football have released the 25-man nominees for the 2013 African Player of the Year with title-holder Yaya Toure, Galatasaray star, Didier Drogba and Borussia Dortmund attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among the candidates to win the individual award.
John Obi Mikel is accompanied by four Super Eagles teammates following the African champions’ impressive 2013 campaign. They include Emmanuel Emenike, Sunday Mba, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa.
Liverpool star, Victor Moses is however the suprise exclusion from the list.

The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.

SHORTLIST IN FULL:  

	Name	Country	Club
	Ahmed Musa	Nigeria	CSKA Moscow
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	Al Ain
	Dame N’Doye	Senegal	Locomotiv Moscow
	Didier Drogba	Cote d’Ivoire	Galatasaray
	Emmanuel Emenike	Nigeria	Fenerbahce
	Islam Slimani	Algeria	Sporting Lisbon
	John Mikel Obi	Nigeria	Chelsea
	Jonathan Pitroipa	Burkina Faso	Stade Rennais
	Kévin Constant	Guinea	AC Milan
	Kwadwo Asamoah	Ghana	Juventus
	Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini)	Cape Verde	AC Omonia
	Mehdi Benattia	Morocco	AS Roma
	Mohamed Aboutrika	Egypt	Al Ahly
	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	Basel FC
	Nicolas Nkoulou	Cameroon	Marseille
	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	Borussia Dortmund,
	Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça	Cape Verde	Lille
	Saladin Said	Ethiopia	Wadi Degla FC
	Seydou Keita	Mali	Dalian Aerbin F.C
	Sofiane Feghouli	Algeria	Valencia
	Sunday Mba	Nigeria	Warri Wolves
	Victor Wanyama	Kenya	Southampton FC
	Vincent Enyeama	Nigeria	Lille
	Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’	Cote d’Ivoire	AS Roma
	Yaya Toure	Cote d’Ivoire	Manchester City

 goal.com