John Mikel Obi, Emmanuel Emenike, Sunday Mba, Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa, are all in contention to be named 2013 CAF African Player of the Year.
The five Super Eagles players have made the 25-man nominee list, alongside current holder Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The winner will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.
SHORTLIST IN FULL:
| Name | Country | Club | |
| Ahmed Musa | Nigeria | CSKA Moscow | |
| Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | Al Ain | |
| Dame N’Doye | Senegal | Locomotiv Moscow | |
| Didier Drogba | Cote d’Ivoire | Galatasaray | |
| Emmanuel Emenike | Nigeria | Fenerbahce | |
| Islam Slimani | Algeria | Sporting Lisbon | |
| John Mikel Obi | Nigeria | Chelsea | |
| Jonathan Pitroipa | Burkina Faso | Stade Rennais | |
| Kévin Constant | Guinea | AC Milan | |
| Kwadwo Asamoah | Ghana | Juventus | |
| Luís Carlos Almada Soares – (Platini) | Cape Verde | AC Omonia | |
| Mehdi Benattia | Morocco | AS Roma | |
| Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt | Al Ahly | |
| Mohamed Salah | Egypt | Basel FC | |
| Nicolas Nkoulou | Cameroon | Marseille | |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | Borussia Dortmund, | |
| Ryan Isaac Mendes da Graça | Cape Verde | Lille | |
| Saladin Said | Ethiopia | Wadi Degla FC | |
| Seydou Keita | Mali | Dalian Aerbin F.C | |
| Sofiane Feghouli | Algeria | Valencia | |
| Sunday Mba | Nigeria | Warri Wolves | |
| Victor Wanyama | Kenya | Southampton FC | |
| Vincent Enyeama | Nigeria | Lille | |
| Yao Kouassi Gervais ‘Gervinho’ | Cote d’Ivoire | AS Roma | |
| Yaya Toure | Cote d’Ivoire | Manchester City |
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