{"id":345857,"date":"2017-08-18T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T06:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345857"},"modified":"2017-08-18T06:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T06:55:58","slug":"aubameyang-and-omagbemi-only-africans-on-fifa-shortlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=345857","title":{"rendered":"Aubameyang and Omagbemi only Africans on FIFA shortlists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigeria&#8217;s women&#8217;s coach Florence Omagbemi are the only Africans in contention for Fifa&#8217;s annual awards.<\/p>\n<p>Aubameyang is one of 24 players nominated for The Best Fifa Men&#8217;s Player award.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was the\u00a0top scorer in the Bundesliga\u00a0last season with 31 goals for Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>Omagbemi lead\u00a0Nigeria to an eighth continental title\u00a0in Cameroon last year and is one of the 10 names on the list for The Best Fifa Women&#8217;s Coach.<\/p>\n<p>There were no Africans at all among the nominations for the awards for men&#8217;s coach or women&#8217;s player that were announced by football&#8217;s world governing body on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The winners from each category will be revealed at a ceremony in London on 23 October.<\/p>\n<p>Two panels of experts from across the six confederations chose the shortlisted candidates for the top performers of the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Fifa Best Men&#8217;s Player shortlist:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pierre Aubameyang (Gabon, Borussia Dortmund)<\/li>\n<li>Leonardo Bonucci (Italy, AC Milan)<\/li>\n<li>Gianluigi Buffon (Italy, Juventus)<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Carvajal (Spain, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Paulo Dybala (Argentina, Juventus)<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Griezmann (France, Atletico Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea)<\/li>\n<li>Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Manchester United)<\/li>\n<li>Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspur)<\/li>\n<li>N&#8217;Golo Kante (France, Chelsea)<\/li>\n<li>Toni Kroos (Germany, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Lewandowski (Poland, Bayern Munich)<\/li>\n<li>Marcelo (Brazil, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Luka Modric (Croatia, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Keylor Navas (Costa Rica, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Manuel Neuer (Germany, Bayern Munich)<\/li>\n<li>Neymar (Brazil, Paris St Germain)<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Ramos (Spain, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Sanchez (Chile, Arsenal)<\/li>\n<li>Luis Suarez (Uruguay, Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Arturo Vidal (Chile, Bayern Munich)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345858\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345858\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/97422214_nigeria-1.jpg\" alt=\"Florence Omagbemi has won the Women's Africa Cup of Nations as a captain and a coach\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florence Omagbemi has won the Women&#8217;s Africa Cup of Nations as a captain and a coach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>The Fifa Best Women&#8217;s Coach: shortlist:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivier Echouafni (France, French national team)<\/li>\n<li>Emma Hayes (England, Chelsea)<\/li>\n<li>Ralf Kellermann (Germany, Wolfsburg)<\/li>\n<li>Xavi Llorens (Spain, Barcelona)<\/li>\n<li>Nils Nielsen (Denmark, Danish national team)<\/li>\n<li>Florence Omagbemi (Nigeria, Nigerian national team)<\/li>\n<li>Gerard Precheur (France, Lyon)<\/li>\n<li>Dominik Thalhammer (Austria, Austrian national team)<\/li>\n<li>Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands, Netherlands national team)<\/li>\n<li>Hwang Yong-Bong (North Korea, North Korean national and under-20 teams)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigeria&#8217;s women&#8217;s coach Florence Omagbemi are the only Africans in contention for Fifa&#8217;s annual awards. Aubameyang is one of 24 players nominated for The Best Fifa Men&#8217;s Player award. The 27-year-old was the\u00a0top scorer in the Bundesliga\u00a0last season with 31 goals for Borussia Dortmund. 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