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Manchester City’s Yaya Touré in running for fifth African player of year award Manchester City’s Yaya Touré on list for fifth African player of year award
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Manchester City’s Yaya Touré and Crystal Palace forward Yannick Bolasie are among 11 Premier League players to have been nominated for CAF’s African player of the year award. Manchester City’s Yaya Touré and the Crystal Palace forward Yannick Bolasie are among 11 Premier League players to have been nominated for Caf’s African player of the year award.
Touré, who won the award last year for the fourth successive time, is also joined by Ivory Coast team-mates Gervinho, Serge Aurier and Bournemouth’s Max Gradel on the 37-strong shortlist despite a less than vintage season for City. Touré, who won the award last year for the fourth successive time, is included despite a less than vintage season for City and is joined on the 37-strong shortlist by his Ivory Coast team-mates Gervinho, Serge Aurier and Bournemouth’s Max Gradel.
Bolasie, who was also nominated for the award last year, is a contender after starring for DR Congo in a friendly win over Nigeria last week and is joined by his international team-mate Dieumerci Mbokani, currently on loan at Norwich. Bolasie, who was also nominated for the award last year, is a contender after starring for DR Congo in a friendly win over Nigeria last week and is joined by his international team-mate Dieumerci Mbokani, currently on loan from Dynamo Kyiv at Norwich.
New Swansea signing André Ayew is also on the list, along with Christian Atsu of Bournemouth and Ghana, Stoke’s Mame Diouf, Rudy Gestede of Aston Villa, Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez, Southampton’s Sadio Mané and Victor Wanyama. The new Swansea signing André Ayew is also on the list, along with Ghana’s Christian Atsu, on loan from Chelsea at Bournemouth, Stoke’s Mame Diouf, Rudy Gestede of Aston Villa, Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez, Southampton’s Sadio Mané and Victor Wanyama.
Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who has scored 10 goals in just eight Bundesliga appearances this season - is a strong contender to beat Touré to the honour. The Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who has scored 10 goals in just eight Bundesliga appearances this season - is a strong contender to beat Touré to the honour.
Full shortlist for CAF African player of the year: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Nigeria), Andre Ayew (Swansea City, Ghana), Aymen Abdennour (Valencia,Tunisia), Baghdad Bonjah (Étoile du Sahel, Algeria), Bassem Morsi (Zamalek, Egypt), Christian Atsu (Bournemouth, Ghana), Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich, D.R Congo), El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dynamo Zagreb, Algeria), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli, Algeria), Férébory Doré (Angers, Congo), Gervais Yao Kouassi ( AS Roma, Cote d’Ivoire), Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Guinea), Javier Balboa (Al-Faisaly, Equatorial Guinea), Héldon Ramos (Rio Ave, Cape Verde), Mame Diouf (Stoke City, Senegal), Max Alain Gradel (Bournemouth, Cote d’Ivoire), Mehdi Benatia (Bayern Munich, Morocco), Modather Al Tayeb (Al Hilal, Sudan), Mohamed Salah (AS Roma, Egypt), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille, Cameroon), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Gabon), Robert Kidiaba (T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo), Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa, Benin), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, Algeria), Sadio Mané (Southampton, Senegal), Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain, Côte d’Ivoire), Seydou Keita (AS Roma, Mali), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Algeria), Stéphane Mbia (Trabzonspor, Cameroon), Thievy Bifouma (Granada, Congo), Victor Wanyama (Southampton, Kenya), Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto, Cameroon), Vincent Enyeama (Lille, Nigeria), Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto, Algeria), Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace, DR Congo), Yasine Chikhaoui (Al-Gharafa, Tunisia) and Yaya Toure (Man City, Cote d’Ivoire) Full shortlist for Caf African player of the year: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Nigeria), André Ayew (Swansea City, Ghana), Aymen Abdennour (Valencia,Tunisia), Baghdad Bounedjah (Étoile du Sahel, Algeria), Basem Morsi (Zamalek, Egypt), Christian Atsu (Bournemouth, Ghana), Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich, DR Congo), El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dynamo Zagreb, Algeria), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli, Algeria), Férébory Doré (Angers, Congo), Gervinho (Roma, Ivory Coast), Ibrahima Traoré (Borussia Mönchengladbach, Guinea), Javier Balboa (Al-Faisaly, Equatorial Guinea), Héldon Ramos (Rio Ave, Cape Verde), Mame Diouf (Stoke City, Senegal), Max Alain Gradel (Bournemouth, Ivory Coast), Mehdi Benatia (Bayern Munich, Morocco), Modather Al Tayeb (Al Hilal, Sudan), Mohamed Salah (Roma, Egypt), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille, Cameroon), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Gabon), Robert Kidiaba (TP Mazembe, D.R Congo), Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa, Benin), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, Algeria), Sadio Mané (Southampton, Senegal), Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain, Ivory Coast), Seydou Keita (Roma, Mali), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Algeria), Stéphane Mbia (Trabzonspor, Cameroon), Thievy Bifouma (Granada, Congo), Victor Wanyama (Southampton, Kenya), Vincent Aboubakar (Porto, Cameroon), Vincent Enyeama (Lille, Nigeria), Yacine Brahimi (Porto, Algeria), Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace, DR Congo), Yasine Chikhaoui (Al-Gharafa, Tunisia) and Yaya Touré (Man City, Ivory Coast)