The
Confederation of African Football (Caf) named the shortlists for eight more
categories ahead of its annual awards gala to be held in Abuja on 5 January
2017.
As
well as the African Player of the Year and Africa-based African Player of the
Year shortlists which were announced last month, a range of other awards will
also be handed out.
Continental
successes feature heavily in the categories including nods to Nigeria’s women’s
Nations Cup winners and Uganda’s Gabon 2017 qualifiers.
Arsenal
striker Asisat Oshoala, who finished as the top scorer with Nigeria at the
women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, is amongst the names on the Women’s
Player of the Year shortlist.
The
Super Falcons coach, Florence Omagbemi, is rewarded for Nigeria’s triumph with
a nomination for Coach of the Year.
She
will face competition from, amongst others, Uganda coach Milutin ‘Micho’
Sredojevic, who guided the Cranes to their first Africa Cup of Nations finals
in 39 years.
Also
on that list is Pitso Mosimane who coached South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns to
the African Champions League title. Sundowns are also on the Club of the Year
shortlist.
Other
names in the frame for an award are Manchester City’s Nigeria striker Kelechi
Iheanacho who is up for the Most Promising Talent prize, and fellow Super Eagle
Alex Iwobi who features in the Youth Player of the Year category.
The
winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday,
5 January 2017.
Women’s
Player of the Year:
• Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria and Arsenal
Ladies
• Elizabeth Addo of Ghana and
Kvarnsvedensik
• Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene of Cameroon
and Rossiyanka
• Janine Van Wyk of South Africa and
JVW
• Raissa Feudjio Tchuanyo of Cameroon
and Aland United
Most
promising Talent:
• Elia Meschak of DR Congo and TP
Mazembe
• Kelechi Iheanacho of Nigeria and
Manchester City
• Naby Keita of Guinea and RB Leipzig
• Oghenekaro Etebo of Nigeria and CD
Feirense
• Ramadan Sobhi of Egypt and Stoke City
Youth
Player of the Year:
• Alex Iwobi of Nigeria and Arsenal
• Eric Ayiah of Ghana U-17
• Franck Kessie of Ivory Coast and
Atalanta
• Sandra Owusu-Ansah of Ghana and
Supreme Ladies
• Sidiki Maiga of Mali U-20
Coach
of the Year:
• Florent Ibenge of DR Congo
• Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic of Uganda
• Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi Sundowns
• Nacer Sandjak of Mouloudia Bejaia
• Florence Omagbemi of Nigeria women’s
national team
Referee
of the Year:
• Papa Gasama of The Gambia
• Grishea Gehead of Egypt
• Malang Diedhiou of Senegal
Club
of the Year:
• Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa
• MO Bejaia of Algeria
• TP Mazembe of DR Congo
• Zamalek of Egypt
• Zesco United of Zambia
National
Team of the Year:
• DR Congo
• Guinea Bissau
• Nigeria U-23
• Senegal
• Uganda
Women’s
National Team of the Year:
• Cameroon
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe
