PSL stars among African Player of the Year nominees Three Mamelodi Sundowns players and a Kaizer Chiefs star will compete with the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Riyad Mahrez for the CAF African Player of the Year award.Sundowns trio Keagan Dolly, Khama Billiat and Denis Onyango and Kaizer Chiefs'' Itumeleng Khune, who compete in South Africa''s Premier Soccer League (PSL), have all been included the prestigious list which feature some of the Africa''s best players.
Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the award in 2015 and has been nominated once again.
English Premier League player of the Year, Riyad Mahrez has also been nominated alongside club teammate, Islam Slimani.
Four-time African Player of the Year, Yaya Toure has been omitted from the list, following his struggles under Pep Guardiola this season.
Full list:
Ahmed Musa - Leicester City (England) and Nigeria
Andre Ayew - West Ham (England) and Ghana
Aymen Abdennour - Valencia (Spain) and Tunisia
Benjamin Moukandjo - Lorient (France) and Cameroon
Cedric Bakambu - Villareal (Spain) and DR Congo
Dennis Onyango - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Uganda
El Arabi Hillel Soudani - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) and Algeria
Eric Bailly - Manchester United (England) and Ivory Coast
Hakim Ziyech - Ajax (Netherlands) and Morocco
Islam Slimani - Leicester City (England) and Algeria
Itumeleng Khune - Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) and South Africa
John Mikel Obi - Chelsea (England) and Nigeria
Kalidou Koulibaly - Napoli (Italy) and Senegal
Keegan Dolly - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and South Africa
Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City (England) and Nigeria
Khama Billiat - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Zimbabwe
Mbwana Samatta - Genk (Belgium) and Tanzania
Mehdi Benatia - Juventus (Italy) and Morocco
Mohamed El Neny - Arsenal (England) and Egypt
Mohamed Salah - Roma (Italy) and Egypt
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund (Germany) and Gabon
Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City (England) and Algeria
Sadio Mane - Liverpool (England) and Senegal
Samuel Eto''o - Antalyaspor (Turkey) and Cameroon
Serge Aurier - PSG (France) and Ivory Coast
Victor Wanyama - Tottenham (England) and Kenya
Wahbi Khazri - Sunderland (England) and Tunisia
William Jebor - Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) and Liberia
Yannick Bolasie - Everton (England) and DR Congo
Yao Kouasi Gervais ''Gervinho'' - Hebei Fortune (China) and Ivory Coast
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