Wednesday, 23 November 2016

NIGERIA PLAYERS OFF CAF RADAR

With this year's list for CAF award just release, no Nigeria player made the cut, making it 17 years in a roll that CAF is looking away since the last time Kanu Nwankwo won it.

The exploit of Kelechi Iheanacho, Ahmed Musa and captain fantastic Mikel Obi could not get a look by the voting panel.

Those nominee for this year's award are last year's winner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Mohammed Salah and Islam Slimani.

The top five was decided by votes from the members of the CAF Media Committee, CAF Technical and Development Committee and half of the 20-member Panel of Experts .

The award comes up on 5th January 2017 in Abuja.

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