SUPER Eagles winger, Moses Simon, is among a long list of 30 players from 13 countries for the Confederation of African Football’s Men’s Player of the Year prize.
The nominees were unveiled today, with the award ceremony set for July 21 in Morocco, two days before the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in the North African country.
Aside from the Nigerian, other stars nominated for the biggest prize of the CAF Awards are Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, Senegal and Bayern Munich attacker Sadio Mane, and Algeria and Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez.
Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, his compatriot Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly as well as Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender Ashraf Hakimi are also nominated.
In the coaching category, 10 men are nominated, including Aliou Cisse, who led Senegal to their first-ever AFCON title in February, three-time CAF Champions League winner Pitso Mosimane from South Africa and Portuguese-Mozambican Carlos Quieroz.
Senegal, Egypt, Burkina Faso and Cameroon are among the 10 nominees for Men’s National Team of the Year, while South Africa and Al Ahly forward Percy Tau is vying for the Inter-Club Men’s Player of the Year prize with 19 others.
Nigeria and FC Copenhagen forward Akinkunmi Amoo and Tunisia and Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri are among 10 players shortlisted for the Young Player of the Year award.
CAF will announce the women’s nominees later.
CAF explained that a stakeholder panel made up of technical experts, African legends and journalists decided on the list for the various categories taking into the consideration the performance of the nominee from September 2021 till June 2022 at all levels.
The winners of each category will be decided by a voting panel made up of CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, head coaches and captains of national teams and clubs involved at the group stage of the Interclub competitions.
FULL LIST OF NOMINEES
PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Man City)
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso & Villa)
Blati Toure (Burkina Faso & Pyramids)
Edmund Tapsoba (B/Faso & Leverkusen)
Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon & Napoli)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon & Lyon)
Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon & Nassr)
Youssouf M’Changama (Comoros & Guingamp)
Franck Kessie (Cote d’Ivoire & AC Milan)
Sebastien Haller (Cote d’Ivoire & Ajax)
Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt & Ahly)
Mohamed ElNeny (Egypt & Arsenal)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Mohamed Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Musa Barrow (Gambia & Bologna)
Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly)
Hamari Traore (Mali & Rennes)
Yves Bissouma (Mali & Tottenham)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & PSG)
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco & Angers)
Yahya Jabrane (Morocco & Wydad)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco & Sevilla)
Moses Simon (Nigeria & Nantes)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
Nampalys Mendy (Senegal & Leicester)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
Saliou Ciss (Senegal & Nancy)
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Riad Benayad (ES Setif)
Tiago Azulao (Petro Atletico)
Karim Konate (ASEC Mimomas)
Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly)
Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
Mohamed Shenawy (Al Ahly)
Mohamed Sherif (Al Ahly)
Percy Tau (Al Ahly)
Morlaye Sylla (Horoya)
Achraf Dari (Wydad Athletic Club)
Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Athletic Club)
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Wydad Athletic)
Mouhcine Moutouali (Raja Club Athletic)
Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane)
Youssou El Fahli (RS Berkane)
Victorien Adebayor (Niger & Union Sportive Gendarmerie Nationale)
Peter Shalulile (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Bandile Shandu (Orlando Pirates)
Thembinkosi Lorch (Orlando Pirates)
Mohamed Ben Romdhane (Esperance)
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso & Lorient)
Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire & ASEC)
Jesus Owono (E/Guinea & Alaves)
James Gomez (Gambia & AC Horsens)
Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana & Rennes)
Ilaix Moriba Kourouma (Guinea & Valencia)
El Bilal Toure (Mali & Reims)
Akinkunmi Amoo (Nigeria & Copenhagen)
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Metz)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Man United)
COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Kamou Malo (Burkina Faso)
Amir Abdou (Comoros)
Carlos Quieroz (Egypt)
Pitso Mosimane (Al Ahly)
Tom Saintfiet (The Gambia)
Florent Ibenge (RS Berkane)
Vahid Halilhodzic (Morocco)
Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club)
Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
Mandla Ncikazi (Orlando Pirates)
