Two Super Eagles players, Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong have been listed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) among 30 players for the prestigious Footballer of the Year award.
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Also ex-Flying Eagles and Under-23 striker, Junior Ajayi, who plays for AL Ahli of Egypt, was nominated for the Home-based best player award.
Moses, who won the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles in South Africa, last year featured prominently in the Chelsea team that was crowned English Premier League champion.
For William Troost-Ekong, the Bursaspor FC of Turkey defender helped the U-23 Dream Team of Nigeria grabbed a bronze medal at Rio 2016 Olympics Games. Last year, he was nominated for the 2016 Defender of the Year award in the Norwegian Tippeliga league before his move to Bursaspor FC of Turkey
The winner will be decided by votes from the Head Coaches/Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF, members of the CAF Technical and Development Committee and a panel of Media Experts.
The Awards Gala will be held on Thursday, 4 January 2018 in Accra, Ghana.
Others nominated by CAF for the award are Christian Atsu (Ghana & Newcastle), Eric Bailly (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool), Essam El Hadary (Egypt & Al Taawoun), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool) and Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon & Porto).
In the African Player of the Year – Based in Africa, Junior Ajayi, who play for Al Ahly of Egypt will battle 29 others for the award.
