PSL stars among African Player of the Year nominees

Three Mamelodi Sundowns players and a Kaizer Chiefs star will compete with the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Riyad Mahrez for the CAF African Player of the Year award.

Sundowns trio Keagan Dolly, Khama Billiat and Denis Onyango and Kaizer Chiefs'' Itumeleng Khune, who compete in South Africa''s Premier Soccer League (PSL), have all been included the prestigious list which feature some of the Africa''s best players.

Gabon and Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won the award in 2015 and has been nominated once again.

English Premier League player of the Year, Riyad Mahrez has also been nominated alongside club teammate, Islam Slimani.

Four-time African Player of the Year, Yaya Toure has been omitted from the list, following his struggles under Pep Guardiola this season.



Full list:

Ahmed Musa - Leicester City (England) and Nigeria

Andre Ayew - West Ham (England) and Ghana

Aymen Abdennour - Valencia (Spain) and Tunisia

Benjamin Moukandjo - Lorient (France) and Cameroon

Cedric Bakambu - Villareal (Spain) and DR Congo

Dennis Onyango - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Uganda

El Arabi Hillel Soudani - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) and Algeria

Eric Bailly - Manchester United (England) and Ivory Coast

Hakim Ziyech - Ajax (Netherlands) and Morocco

Islam Slimani - Leicester City (England) and Algeria

Itumeleng Khune - Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) and South Africa

John Mikel Obi - Chelsea (England) and Nigeria

Kalidou Koulibaly - Napoli (Italy) and Senegal

Keegan Dolly - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and South Africa

Kelechi Iheanacho - Manchester City (England) and Nigeria

Khama Billiat - Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Zimbabwe

Mbwana Samatta - Genk (Belgium) and Tanzania

Mehdi Benatia - Juventus (Italy) and Morocco

Mohamed El Neny - Arsenal (England) and Egypt

Mohamed Salah - Roma (Italy) and Egypt

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund (Germany) and Gabon

Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City (England) and Algeria

Sadio Mane - Liverpool (England) and Senegal

Samuel Eto''o - Antalyaspor (Turkey) and Cameroon

Serge Aurier - PSG (France) and Ivory Coast

Victor Wanyama - Tottenham (England) and Kenya

Wahbi Khazri - Sunderland (England) and Tunisia

William Jebor - Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) and Liberia

Yannick Bolasie - Everton (England) and DR Congo

Yao Kouasi Gervais ''Gervinho'' - Hebei Fortune (China) and Ivory Coast



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