CAF Awards: Victor Moses Misses Out As Salah, Mane, Aubameyang Make Final Shortlist
Super Eagles and Chelsea star Victor Moses has failed to make the final three-man shortlist for the CAF African Player of the Year award as Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, Senegal’s Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon made the final cut.
Salah has been tipped to take home the award, as recently the Liverpool man was named the BBC African player of the year but face fierce competition from fellow teammate Mane and Dortmund’s Aubameyang.
The final shortlist, selected from an initial list of 30, was unveiled on Monday by the Africa’s football apex body CAF at the Movenpick Hotel, Accra, Ghana.
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Meanwhile on the women’s category, Super Falcons striker Oshoala, Chrestina Kgatlana of South Africa and Gabriela Ongueni of Cameroon were announced as the final three nominees for the award.
While Super Eagles head coach Gernot was also nominated in the final three-man shortlist for the Coach of the Year and alongside Egypt’s coach Hector Cuper and Wydad Casablanca’s L’Hussein Amoutta.
Nigeria also made the shortlist of the national team of the year and will slug it about with African champions Cameroun and Egypt.
Men’s footballer of the year
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Mohammed Salah
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Sadio Mane
Women footballer of the Year
Asisat Oshoala
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Chrestina Kgatlana
Gabriela Ongueni
Youth player of the year
Krepin Diata
Patson Daka
Salam Giddou
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Coach of the year
Gernot Rohr
Hector Cuper
L’hussein
Club of the year
Al Ahly
TP Mazembe
Wydad Athletic Club
National team of the year
Cameroon
Egypt
Nigeria
The CAF/Aiteo African footballer of the year award will take place on January 4, 2018.
