Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama and his national team mate, Ahmed Musa made the top five list when the Confederation of African Football released the names in Cairo on Sunday for the 2014 African Footballer of the Year awards.
The Nigerians were shortlisted from a pot of 25 players who were earlier nominated for the African Player of the Year, and 20 players who made the list for the Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category.
The remaining three players listed for the continent’s most prestigious football award are Asamoah Gyan of Ghana and Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates; Gabonese, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang currently playing for Borussia Dortmund in Germany and the reigning African Footballer of the Year and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure from Cote d’Ivoire.
Other nominees are the trio of Nigeria, Algeria and Libya which were listed for National Team of the Year, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria and Nigeria U-20 for Women’s National team of the Year and Club of the Year with Al-Ahly of Egypt, As Vita of Congo, Es-Setif of Algeria and Sewe Sports of Cote d’Ivoire as nominees.
The Glo-CAF awards Gala night will take place on Thursday, January 8 in Lagos.
