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three nominees for the 2016 Glo-CAF African Footballer of the Year and African
Player of the Year (based in Africa) awards were released on Wednesday in Cairo
by Confederation of African Football (CAF). The
players were shortlisted from a five-man list earlier nominated for the African
Player of the Year and 5 players who made the list for the Player of the Year
(based in Africa) category.
The
three players who made the final list for African Player of the Year are
reigning African Footballer of the Year and Borussia Dortmund winger,
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon, Senegal and Liverpool midfielder, Sadio
Mane, and Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City of England and Algeria.
In
the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the three finalists
include Rainford Kabala of Zambia and T.P Mazembe F.C and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C
of South Africa duo of Dennis Onyango from Uganda and Zimbabwean, Khama
Billiat.
The
list is prepared through a vigorous selection process by the Technical,
Football and Media Committees of CAF, taking into account the performance of
the players for their national teams and clubs from January to November of each
year.
The
ultimate winner of the award will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches or
the Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.
The
African Football King will be crowned at the Awards Night holding at the
International Convention Centre, Abuja on 5th January, 2017. Winners in other
categories will also be announced at the event
Globacom
has been the title sponsor of the Awards since 2005.
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