Gyan, Ayew andKevin nominatedfor 2010 AfricanPlayer of the Year

The Confederation of African
Football (CAF) on Saturday
revealed the nominees for the
2010 Player of the Year award
and 2010 African based Player of
the Year award.
Ten (10) players will vie for the
prestigious Player of the Year
award whilst five others have
been shortlisted for the African-
based Player of the Year award.
The nominees were determined
by the Media, Technical and
Football Committees of CAF
taking into consideration the
performance of the players
during the year under review,
from January 2010 to November
2010.
For the 2010 Player of the Year,
the nominees are in alphabetical
order: Ahmed Hassan (Al-Ahly
and Egypt), Andre Ayew
(Olympique Marseille and
Ghana), Kevin Prince Boateng
(AC Milan and Ghana), Madjid
Bougherra (Rangers and Algeria),
Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Cote
d ’Ivoire), Samuel Eto’o Fils (Inter
Milan and Cameroon),
Mohamed Nagy ‘Gedo’ (Al-Ahly
and Egypt), Asamoah Gyan
(Sunderland and Ghana),
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea and
Cote d ’Ivoire), and Seydou Keita
(Barcelona and Mali).
The contenders for the African-
based Player of the Year are:
Ahmed Hassan (Al-Ahly and
Egypt), Oussama Darragi
(Esperance and Tunisia), Alain
Kaluyituka Dioko (TP Mazembe
and DR Congo), Michael
Eneramo (Esperance and Nigeria)
and Mohamed Nagy ‘Gedo’ (Al-
Ahly and Egypt).
The winner of each category will
be decided by votes from the
respective senior national teams ’
Head Coaches or Technical
Directors of the 53 National
Associations affiliated to CAF.
The Awards Gala 2010 will be
organized on December 20, 2010
in Cairo, Egypt.