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Ghana\u2019s Andre Ayew has been named in the CAF\u2019s initial 30-man shortlist for the CAF Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars player has enjoyed life in English football with a great debut season leading to a record move to West Ham.<\/p>\n

Ayew has also been key for the Black Stars in their qualifiers leading to a place in the 2017 AFCON.<\/p>\n

Last year, he came third in the voting for the CAF Player of the year award with Gabon\u2019s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taking the award and Yaya Toure was second.<\/p>\n

Aubameyang also makes his way into the shortlist together with Senegal\u2019s Sadio Mane, Cote d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s Gervinho, Egypt\u2019s Mohamed Salah, and English Premier League winner, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria.<\/p>\n

Nigeria\u2019s John Mikel Obi and Yannick Bolasie of DR Congo also make the list and there is a place for Nigeria and Manchester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho.<\/p>\n

South African-based pair of Khama Biliat (Sundowns and Zimbabwe) and Dennis Onyango (Sundowns and Uganda).<\/p>\n

African Player of the Year 1 shortlist:
\nRiyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City)
\n2. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb)
\n3. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City)
\n4. Samuel Eto\u2019o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor)
\n5. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient)
\n6. Serge Aurier (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & PSG)
\n7. Eric Bailly (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & Manchester City)
\n8. Yao Kouasi Gervais \u2018Gervinho\u2019 (Cote d\u2019Ivoire & Hebei Fortune)
\n9. Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
\n10. Mohamed El Neny (Egypt & Arsenal)
\n11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
\n12. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham)
\n13. Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham)
\n14. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club)
\n15. Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus) 16. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
\n17. John Mikel Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea)
\n18. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City)
\n19. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City)
\n20. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal)
\n21. Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton)
\n22. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
\n23. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
\n24. Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\n25. Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs)
\n26. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk) 27. Aymen Abdennour Tunisia & Valencia)
\n28. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland)
\n29. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
\n30. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)<\/p>\n

By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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