Ejike Uzoenyi tops African Player of the Year nominees

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Nigeria attacking midfielder Ejike Uzoenyihas made the list for the Confederation of African Football African Player of the Year for players based on the continent.

The Mamelodi Sundowns player who was named most valuable player of the 2014 African Nations Championship boasting of three gaols in six games is the only Super Eagles player to be given a look in by the continent’s football ruling body.

Other nominees include South Africa’s Bernard Parker, Bongani Ndulula and the late Senso Meyiwa of Kaizer Chiefs Amazulu and Orlando Pirates, Amr Gamal of Egypt and Al Ahly, the duo of Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri of Algeria and ES Setif.

Also nominated are Geoffrey Massa of Uganda and Pretoria University, Mudathir Al Taieb of Sudan and Al Hilal, Roger Assalé of Cote d’Ivoire and Sewe Sport, Solomon Asante of Ghana and TP Mazembe, Souleymane Moussa of Cameroon and Coton Sport and Yunus Sentamu of Uganda and AS Vita.

The list also had Tunisia and CS Sfaxien’s Fakhereddine Ben Youssef and Ferdjani Sassi with the Congolese quartet of Firmin Mubel Ndombe of As Vita, Jean Kasusula of TP Mazembe, Kader Bidimbou of AC Leopards and Lema Mabidi of As Vita.

The winners of the two categories will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches and Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to Caf.

Retired Mohamed Aboutreika of Egypt was named African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) in 2013.

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