{"id":367524,"date":"2017-11-01T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=367524"},"modified":"2017-11-01T18:28:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:28:11","slug":"atsu-partey-in-2017-caf-player-of-the-year-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/atsu-partey-in-2017-caf-player-of-the-year-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Atsu, Partey in 2017 CAF Player Of The Year shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Christian Atsu and Thomas Partey have been named in the 30-man shortlist for the Confederation of African (CAF)\u2019s 2017 Player of the Year Award.<\/p>\n<p>The two players featured for the Black Stars in the 2017 AFCON tournament in Gabon where Ghana finished 4th.<\/p>\n<p>At club level, they helped their clubs across the 2016\/ 2017 season.<\/p>\n<p>Partey contributed 16 appearances to Atletico Madrid\u2019s 3rd place finish at the end of last season in Spain and Atsu played 32 matches in Newcastle United\u2019s Championship-season winning campaign that gave that gave a place in this season\u2019s Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The shortlist also has the likes of Eric Bailly of Cote d\u2019Ivoire and Manchester United, Mohammed Salah of Egypt and Liverpool, Vincent Aboubakar of Porto and Cameroon and 2017 AFCON Best Player, Christian Bassogog of Cameroon and\u00a0Henan Jianye, and Sadio Mane of Senegal and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_76511\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/01\/atsu-partey-in-2017-caf-player-of-the-year-shortlist\/5225054041068_8139931410706\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76511\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-76511\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5225054041068_8139931410706.jpg\" alt=\"Christian Atsu (Image credit: Images Image)\" width=\"417\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christian Atsu (Image credit: Images Image)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to CAF,\u00a0<em>\u201cthe winner will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches\/Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee and a panel of Media Experts.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The awards event will be held in Accra on January 4, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full shortlist:<\/p>\n<p><strong>African Player of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Ali Maaloul (Tunisia &amp; Al Ahly)<\/p>\n<p>2. Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso &amp; Lyon)<\/p>\n<p>3. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo &amp; Villareal)<\/p>\n<p>4. Christian Atsu (Ghana &amp; Newcastle)<\/p>\n<p>5. Christian Bassogog (Cameroon &amp; Henan Jianye)<\/p>\n<p>6. Denis Onyango (Uganda &amp; Mamelodi Sundowns)<\/p>\n<p>7. Eric Bailly (Cote d\u2019Ivoire &amp; Manchester United)<\/p>\n<p>8. Essam El Hadary (Egypt &amp; Al Taawoun)<\/p>\n<p>9. Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon &amp; Sevilla)<\/p>\n<p>10. Fackson Kapumbu (Zambia &amp; Zesco)<\/p>\n<p>11. Jean Michel Seri (Cote d\u2019Ivoire &amp; Nice)<\/p>\n<p>12. Junior Kabananga (DR Congo &amp; Astana)<\/p>\n<p>13. Karim El Ahmadi (Morocco &amp; Feyenoord)<\/p>\n<p>14. Keita Balde (Senegal &amp; Monaco)<\/p>\n<p>15. Khalid Boutaib (Morocco &amp; Yeni Malatyaspor)<\/p>\n<p>16. Mbwana Samata (Tanzania &amp; Genk)<\/p>\n<p>17. Michael Olunga (Kenya &amp; Girona)<\/p>\n<p>18. Mohamed Salah (Egypt &amp; Liverpool)<\/p>\n<p>19. Moussa Marega (Mali &amp; Porto)<\/p>\n<p>20. Naby Keita (Guinea &amp; RB Leipzig)<\/p>\n<p>21. Percy Tau (South Africa &amp; Mamelodi Sundowns)<\/p>\n<p>22. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon &amp; Borussia Dortmund)<\/p>\n<p>23. Sadio Mane (Senegal &amp; Liverpool)<\/p>\n<p>24. Thomas Partey (Ghana &amp; Atletico Madrid)<\/p>\n<p>25. Victor Moses (Nigeria &amp; Chelsea)<\/p>\n<p>26. Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon &amp; Porto)<\/p>\n<p>27. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria &amp; Bursaspor)<\/p>\n<p>28. Yacine Brahimi (Algeria &amp; Porto)<\/p>\n<p>29. Youssef Msakni (Tunisia &amp; Al Duhail)<\/p>\n<p>30. Yves Bissouma (Mali &amp; Lille)<\/p>\n<p>Atsu and Partey are the only Ghanaians on the list.<\/p>\n<p>CAF also released a 30-man shortlist for the Best African Player based in Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>African Player of the Year \u2013 Based in Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Achraf Bencharki (Morocco &amp; Wydad Athletic Club)<\/p>\n<p>2. Ahmed Fathi (Egypt &amp; Al Ahly)<\/p>\n<p>3. Alkhaly Bangoura (Guinea &amp; Etoile du Sahel)<\/p>\n<p>4. Ali Maaloul (Tunisia &amp; Al Ahly)<\/p>\n<p>5. Aristide Bance (Burkina Faso &amp; Al Masry)<\/p>\n<p>6. Ayman Majid (Morocco &amp; FUS Rabat)<\/p>\n<p>7. Aymen Mathlouthi (Tunisia &amp; Etoile du Sahel)<\/p>\n<p>8. Ben Malango (DR Congo &amp; TP Mazembe)<\/p>\n<p>9. Dean Furman (South Africa &amp; Supersport United)<\/p>\n<p>10. Denis Onyango (Uganda &amp; Mamelodi Sundowns)<\/p>\n<p>11. Elsamani Saadeldin (Sudan &amp; Al Merreikh)<\/p>\n<p>12. Fackson Kapumbu (Zambia &amp; Zesco)<\/p>\n<p>13. Fawzi Chaouchi (Algeria &amp; MC Alger)<\/p>\n<p>14. Geoffrey Serunkuma (Uganda &amp; KCCA)<\/p>\n<p>15. Jeremy Brockie (New Zealand &amp; Supersport)<\/p>\n<p>16. Junior Ajayi (Nigeria &amp; Al Ahly)<\/p>\n<p>17. Karim Aouadhi (Tunisia &amp; CS Sfaxien)<\/p>\n<p>18. Mohamed Meftah (Algeria &amp; USM Alger)<\/p>\n<p>19. Mohamed Ounnajem (Morocco &amp; Wydad Athletic Club)<\/p>\n<p>20. Muaid Ellafi (Libya &amp; Ahly Tripoli)<\/p>\n<p>21. Nasr Eldin Ahmed (Sudan &amp; Hilal Obeid)<\/p>\n<p>22. Oussama Darfalou (Algeria &amp; USM Alger)<\/p>\n<p>23. Percy Tau (South Africa &amp; Mamelodi Sundowns)<\/p>\n<p>24. Sabelo Ndzinisa (Swaziland &amp; Mbabane Swallows)<\/p>\n<p>25. Saber Khalifa (Tunisia &amp; Club Africain)<\/p>\n<p>26. Saladin Said (Ethiopia &amp; Saint George)<\/p>\n<p>27. Sylvain Gbohouo (Cote d\u2019Ivoire &amp; TP Mazembe)<\/p>\n<p>28. Tady Etekiama (DR Congo &amp; AS Vita)<\/p>\n<p>29. Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia &amp; Esperance)<\/p>\n<p>30. Tarek Hamed (Egypt &amp; Zamalek)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Citi Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Christian Atsu and Thomas Partey have been named in the 30-man shortlist for the Confederation of African (CAF)\u2019s 2017 Player of the Year Award. 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