Three Nigerian players, Ahmed Musa, Odion Ighalo and Alex Iwobi were among the 34 African players nominated to vie for CAFs flagship award, Player of the Year.
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool leads Egypts three nominees that included, Ahmed Gomaa of El Masry and Walid Soliman of Al Ahly.
Morocco led the nominations with four players: Ayoub El Kaabi who plays with China Fortune, Hakim Ziyech(Ajax), Ismail Haddad(Wydad Athletic Club) and Mahmoud Benhalib(Raja Club Athletic).
CAF unveiled the nominations at the end of the meeting of the executive committee in Accra, Ghana.
Fifteen women players have also been nominated for the Womens Player of the Year based on the performance of the players during the year.
Among them are four Nigerian players: Asisat Oshoala (Dilian Quanjian), Desire Oparanozia ( Guingamp), Francisca Ordega (Washington Spirit) and Onome Ebi (Hekan Huisanhang).
Read the full list of nominees here:
According to CAF, the winners for the African Player of the Year and Womens Player of the Year will be decided by the CAF Technical