Confederation of African Football has revealed its 30-man shortlists for the African Player of the Year and Africa-Based Player of the Year. Super Eagles forward Victor Moses has been nominated for Africa's top individual honour alongside the Liverpool stars, Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Senegalese Sadio Mane, and 27 others for CAF Player of the Year 2017.
Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who won in 2015, features on the list , but 2016 winner Riyad Mahrez of Algeria is a notable absentee from the main list. Nigeria has Victor Moses who plays for Chelsea, Turkey-based Troost-Ekong and Junior Ajayi, of Egyptian side, Al Alhy as the only nominees for the African Footballer of the Year Award and African Player of the Year Based in Africa award respectively.
The winner will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches/Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee and a panel of Media Experts. The Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, 4 January 2018 in Accra, Ghana.
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