Andre Dede Ayew is the only Ghanaian player to be shortlisted among the 30 players for the African Footballer of the Year when the Glo CAF Awards is held at Abuja in January.
The Black Stars deputy captain who painfully lost the award to Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last year, would be battling again with some players who have enjoyed an incredible year for club and country.
The likes of Sadio Mane from Senegal, Gervinho from Ivory Coast, Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and English Premier League winner, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria also made it to into the shortlist.
Ayew, who currently plays for West ham after an impressive season with Swansea also played a major role in the Black Star’s qualification to the 2017 AFCON.
Missing out in the list is four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure who is struggling to play for Manchester City under new coach Pep Guardiola.
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African Player of the Year shortlist:
1.Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
2. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb)
3. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)
4. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor)
5. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient)
6. Serge Aurier (Cote d’Ivoire & PSG)
7. Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester City)
8. Yao Kouasi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ (Cote d’Ivoire & Hebei Fortune)
9. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
10. Mohamed El Neny (Egypt & Arsenal)
11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
12. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham)
13. Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham)
14. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club)
15. Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus) 16. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
17. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
18. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City)
19. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)
20. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
21. Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton)
22. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
23. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
24. Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
25. Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs)
26. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk) 27. Aymen Abdennour Tunisia & Valencia)
28. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland)
29. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
30. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)
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