Former Captain Enyeama, Striker Musa Names Removed as CAF Names Final 10 for African Player of the Year

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the final 10 nominees for the African Player of the Year 2015.

Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa have been excluded, but current holder Yaya Toure makes the cut along with Andre Ayew, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, Yacine Brahimi and Saido Mane.

Coaches and Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, will vote for the winners.

The awards gala will be held January 7, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Check out full list of nominees below


African Player of the Year

André Ayew (Ghana & Swansea)
Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia)
Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim ‘Karika’ (Sudan & El Hilal)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
Sadio Mané (Senegal & Southampton)
Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & Paris Saint Germain)
Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria & Valencia)
Yacine Brahimi ( Algeria & Porto)
Yaya Touré (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester City)

African Player of the – Year Based in Africa

Abdeladim Khadrouf (Morocco & Moghreb Tetouan)
Baghdad Bounedjah ( Algeria & Etoile du Sahel)
Felipe Ovono (Equatorial Guinea & Orlando Pirates)
Kermit Erasmus (South Africa & Orlando Pirates)
Mbwana Aly Samatta (Tanzania & TP Mazembe)
Mohamed Meftah ( Algeria & USM Alger)
Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim ‘Karika’ (Sudan & El Hilal)
Robert Kidiaba Muteba ( DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
Roger Assalé (Cote d’Ivoire & TP Mazembe)
Zineddine Ferhat (Algeria & USM Alger)