Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is in the running to be named African player of the Year for the fifth time in a row.
|||Johannesburg - Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is in the running to be named African player of the Year for the fifth time in a row.
The nominees were announced on Monday by CAF with a list of 37 names up for the coveted award.
Ivory Coast captain Toure, plays a pivotal role for Manchester City in the English Premier Club as the side currently top the table after eight rounds of fixtures.
There have been rumours of Toure, 32, retiring form international football to concentrate on prolonging his club career but the player has not made a decision on the matter yet.
The competition for the top African award, however, will be keenly contested with Ghanain duo Andre Ayew and Christian Atsu also nominated.
Full list of African player of the Year nominees (name, club, nationality): 1 Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia - Nigeria) 2 Andre Ayew (Swansea City, England - Ghana) 3 Aymen Abdennour FC Valence, Spain Tunisia 4 Baghdad Bonjah Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia Algeria 5 Bassem Morsi Zamalek, Egypt Egypt 6 Chrisitian Atsu Bournemouth, England Ghana 7 Dieu Merci Mbokani Norwich, England D.R Congo 8 El Arbi Hillel Soudani Dynamo Zagreb, Croatia Algeria 9 Faouzi Ghoulam Napoli, Italy Algeria 10 Ferebory Dore Angers, France Congo 11 Gervais Yao Kouassi Rome, Italy Cote d'Ivoire 12 Ibrahima Traore Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany Guinea 13 Javier Balboa Al-Faisaly, Saudi Arabia Equatorial Guinea 14 Heldon Ramos Rio Ave, Portugal Cape Verde 15 Mame Diouf Stoke City, England Senegal 16 Max Alain Gradel Bournemouth, England Cote d'Ivoire 17 Mehdi Benatia Bayern Munich, Germany Morocco 18 Modather Al Tayeb “Karika” Al Hilal, Sudan Sudan 19 Mohamed Salah As Roma, Italy Egypt 20 Nicolas Nkoulou Marseille, France Cameroon 21 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund, Germany Gabon 22 Robert Kidiaba T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo D.R Congo 23 Rudy Gestede Aston Villa, England Benin 24 Riyad Mahrez Leicester City, England Algeria 25 Sadio Mane Southampton, England Senegal 26 Serge Aurier Paris Saint Germain, France Cote d'Ivoire 27 Seydou keita Rome, Italy Mali 28 Sofiane Feghouli Valence, Spain Algeria 29 Stephane Mbia Trabzonspor, Turkey Cameroon 30 Thievy Bifouma Granada, Spain Congo 31 Victor Wanyama Southampton, England Kenya 32 Vincent Aboubakar Porto, Portugal Cameroon 33 Vincent Enyeama Lille, France Nigeria 34 Yacine Brahimi Porto, Portugal Algeria 35 Yannick Bolasie Crystal Palace, England RD Congo 36 Yasine Chikhaoui Al-Gharafa, Qatar Tunisia 37 Yaya Toure Man City, England Cot d'Ivoire - ANA
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