The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2023 African Football Player of the Year award.
According to Naija News, CAF made the list of nominees public on Wednesday, ahead of the award ceremony slated for December 11, 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco.
It was discovered that Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is the lone Nigerian player on the CAF list made public.
The complete list of nominees is provided below.
Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund and Algeria)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli) is an Algerian footballer.
Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (SSC Napoli and Cameroon)
Vincent Aboubacar (Besiktas and Cameroon)
Ibrahima Sangare (Ivory Coast and Nottingham Forest)
Seko Fofana (Ivory Coast and Al Nassr)
Mbemba, Chancel (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)
Mayele Fiston (DR Congo and Pyramids)
“Kahraba” Mahmoud Abdel Moneim (Egypt and Ahly)
Mohamed Abdelmonem (Al Ahly and Egypt)
Mohamed ElShenawy (Al Ahly and Egypt)
Egyptian and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United and Ghana)
Ghana and Arsenal’s Thomas Partey
Serhou Guirassy (VfB Stuttgart and Guinea)
Mali and Tottenham Hotspur’s Yves Bissouma
Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi
Azzedine Ounahi (Olympique Marseille and Morocco)
Hakim Ziyech (Galatasaray and Morocco) S
Moroccan and Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat
Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Athletic Club, Morocco)
Yassine Bounou (Al Hilal, Morocco)
Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla and Morocco)
Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns’ Peter Shalulile
Victor Osimhen (SSC Napoli and Nigeria) S
Sadio Mane (Al Nassr and Senegal)
Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur’s Pape Matar Sarr
Percy Tau (Al Ahly and South Africa)
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Ferencvaros and Tunisia)
