Check out CAF released lists of nominees for the two major annual individual awards, the African Player of the Year and the Africa-based Player of the Year

There are as Follows:
1. Algeria: Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), 
2. Algeria: Islam Slimani (Leicester City/ENG),
3. Algeria:El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO)  
4. Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o (Antalyaspor/TUR), 
5. Benjamin Mounkandjo(Lorient/FRA)
6.  DR.Congo: Cedric Bakambu (Villareal/ESP),
7. DR. Congo: Yannick Bolasie (Everton/ENG)
8. Egypt:  Mohamed El Neny (Arsenal/ENG), 
9. Egypt: Mohamed Salah (Roma/ITA)  
10.Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/GER, holder) 
11. Ghana: Andre Ayew (West Ham/ENG)
12. Ivory Coast: Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), 
13.Ivory Coast: Eric Bailly (Manchester Utd/ENG), 
14. Ivory Coast: Gervinho (Hebei Fortune/CHN) 
15.Kenya:  Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG) 
16. Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR)
17.  Morocco: Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/ITA),
18.  Morocco: Hakim Ziyech (Ajax Amsterdam/NED) 
19. Nigeria: Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City/ENG), 
20. Nigeria: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea/ENG), 
21. Nigeria: Ahmed Musa (Leicester City/ENG) 
22. Senegal: Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli/ITA), 
23. Senegal: Sadio Mane (Liverpool/ENG) 
24. South Africa: Keegan Dolly (Mamelodi Sundowns), I
25. South Africa: tumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs) 
26. Tanzania: Mbwana Samatta (Genk/BEL)
27. Tunisia: Aymen Abdennour (Valencia/ESP), 
28.Tunisia: Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland/ENG)
29. Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA) 
30. Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)

 Africa-based Player of the Year (25 nominees)
1. Chad: Morgan Betorangal (Mouloudia Bejaia/ALG) 
2.Congo Brazzaville: Fabrice Ondama (Wydad Casablanca/MAR) 
3.DR Congo: Joel Kimwaki, 
4. DR. Congo: Elia Meschak (both TP Mazembe), 
5. DR. Congo: Joyce Lomalisa (V Club), 
6. DR. Congo: Idris Mbombo (ZESCO Utd/ZAM) 
7. Egypt: Ali Gabr, 
8. Egypt: Ayman Hefny, 
9. Egypt: Bassem Morsy (all Zamalek) 
10. Ivory Coast: Yannick Zakri (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA) 
11. Kenya: Jesse Were (ZESCO Utd/ZAM) 
12. Liberia: William Jebor (Wydad Casablanca/MAR) 
13. Mali: Salif Coulibaly (TP Mazembe/COD)
14.  Morocco: Reda Hajhouj (Wydad Casablanca) 
15. Nigeria: Chisom Chikatara (Wydad Casablanca/MAR), 
16. Nigeria: Mfon Udoh (Enyimba) 
17. South Africa: Keegan Dolly, 
18. South Africa: Hlompho Kekana (both Mamelodi Sundowns), 
19. South Africa: Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs)
20.  Uganda: Dennis Onyango (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)
21.  Tunisia: Hamza Lahmar, 
22. Tunisia: Aymen Mathlouthi (both Etoile Sahel)
23.  Zambia: Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe/COD), 
24. Zambia: Jackson Mwanza (ZESCO Utd) 
25, Zimbabwe: Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA).

........CAF media, technical and development committees, journalists and TV consultants and national coaches or national technical directors will be involved in selection process..............Live in Abuja Jan 5 2017