Ghana midfield ace Michael Essien has been named in a 16-man list for the inaugural West Africa Football Union Award.
According to the organisers, the award, tagged “Best of the Best”, will be presented to any player from west Africa who performs exceptionally during the year under review.
Essien’s national team-mates Sulley Muntari of Inter and Andre Ayew of AC Arles have also been nominated.
The tall list will be pruned to four and the winner will be decided in May solely through phone or SMS voting by the public.
Also shortlisted are Ivorians Kader Keita, Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, Nigeria duo Yakubu Ayiegbeni and John Obi Mikel, Jonathan Pitroipa and Moumouni Dagano of Burkina Faso and Malian duo Frederic Kanoute and Seydou Keita.
The rest are Stephane Sessegnon (Benin), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Mamadou Niang (Senegal) and Pascal Feindouno (Guinea).
According to the organisers, the award, tagged “Best of the Best”, will be presented to any player from west Africa who performs exceptionally during the year under review.
Essien’s national team-mates Sulley Muntari of Inter and Andre Ayew of AC Arles have also been nominated.
The tall list will be pruned to four and the winner will be decided in May solely through phone or SMS voting by the public.
Also shortlisted are Ivorians Kader Keita, Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, Nigeria duo Yakubu Ayiegbeni and John Obi Mikel, Jonathan Pitroipa and Moumouni Dagano of Burkina Faso and Malian duo Frederic Kanoute and Seydou Keita.
The rest are Stephane Sessegnon (Benin), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Mamadou Niang (Senegal) and Pascal Feindouno (Guinea).
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