Two well-known names among the candidates for footballer of the year in Africa
While the candidates for African football player of the year were announced, Beşiktaş’s Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar and Galatasaray’s Moroccan player Hakim Ziyech were also on the list.
In the statement issued by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), it was indicated that the award ceremony will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 11.
The candidates for African footballer of the year are the following:
- one. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria, Borussia Dortmund)
- 2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Al Ahli)
- 3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso, Bayer Leverkusen)
- 4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon, Naples)
- 5. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon, Beşiktaş)
- 6. Ibrahima Sangare (Ivory Coast, Nottingham Forest)
- 7. Seko Fofana (Ivory Coast, Al Nassr)
- 8. Chancel Mbemba (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olympic Marseille)
- 9. Fiston Mayele (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pyramids)
- 10. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt, Al Ahly)
- eleven. Mohammed Abdelmonem (Egypt, Al Ahly)
- 12. Mohammed ElShenawy (Egypt, Al Ahly)
- 13. Mohammed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)
- 14. Muhammed Quds (Ghana, West Ham United)
- fifteen. Thomas Partey (Ghana, Arsenal)
- sixteen. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, Stuttgart)
- 17. Yves Bissouma (Mali, Tottenham Hotspur)
- 18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
- 19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco, Olympic Marseille)
- twenty. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco, Galatasaray)
- twenty-one. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco, Manchester United)
- 22. Yahya Jabrane (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club)
- 23. Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
- 24. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco, Seville)
- 25. Peter Shalulile (Namibia, Mamelodi Sundowns)
- 26. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Naples)
- 27. Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al Nassr)
- 28. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal, Tottenham Hotspur)
- 29. Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly)
- 30. Muhammed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia, Ferencvaros)
The candidates for best goalkeeper of the year are the following:
- one. Mohammed ElShenawy (Egypt, Al Ahly)
- 2. Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
- 3. André Onana (Cameroon, Manchester United)
- 4. Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
- 5. Edouard Mendy (Senegal, Al Ahli)
- 6. Oussama Benbot (Algeria, USM Alger)
- 7. Youssef El Motie (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club)
- 8. Djigui Diarra (Mali, Young Africans)
- 9. Pape Mamadou Sy (Senegal, Pie Generation)
- 10. Badji Landing (Senegal, AS Pikine) (AA)
Source: Sozcu
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