Tanzanian striker Mbwana Ally Samatta has made the final shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player of the Year based in Africa.
The TP Mazembe star who scored seven goals for TP Mazembe including two in the finals of the CAF Champions League will battle it out with Algerian and Etoile Du Sahel’s Baghdad Boundjah as well as club team mate at TP Mazembe; Robert Kidiaba of DR Congo.
Toure, Ayew and Aubameyang for the big one
The Confederation at a press briefing on Monday, 14 December 2015 in Abuja, Nigeria also revealed Andre Ayew (Ghana/ Swansea City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon/ Borussia Dortmund) and Yaya Toure (Cote d”Ivoire/ Manchester City) as the top three for the big prize; African Footballer of the Year.
The winner to be decided by votes from Head Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala on 7 January 2016.
African Footballer of the Year
Andre Ayew (Ghana/Swansea)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon/ Borussia Dortmund)
Yaya Toure (Cote d”Ivoire/ Manchester City).
For the African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Baghdad Boundjah (Algeria/: Etoile du Sahel)
Mbwana Ally Samata (Tanzania/ TP Mazembe)
Robert Kidiaba (DR Congo/ TP Mazembe)
Women Player of the Year
Gabrielle Onguéné, Cameroon
Gaelle Enganamouit, Cameroon
Ngozi Ebere, Nigeria
N’rehy Tia Ines, Cote d’Ivoire
Portia Boakye, Ghana
Youth Player of the Year
Adama Traore, Mali
Kelechi Nwakali, Nigeria
Samuel Diarra, Mali
Victor Osimhen, Nigeria
Yaw Yeboah, Ghana
Most Promising Talent
Azubuike Okechukwu, Nigeria
Etebo Oghenekaro, Nigeria
Djigui Diarra, Mali
Mahmoud Abdelmonem ‘kahraba’, Egypt
Zinedine Ferhat, Algeria
Coach of the Year
Baye Ba, Mali, U17
Emmanuel Amunike, Nigeria U17
Fawzi Benzarti, Etoile Sportive de Sahel
Hervé Renard, Cote d’ivore
Patrice Carteron, TP Mazembe
Referee of the Year
Alioum, Cameroon
Bakary Papa GASSAMA, Gambia
Eric Arnaud OTOGO CASTANE, Gabon
Ghead Zaglol GRISHA, Egypt
Janny SIKAZWE, Zambia
African Legend
Charles Kumi Gyamfi, Ghana
Samuel Mbappé Léppé, Cameroon
National Team of the Year
Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana
Mali U17
Nigeria U17
Nigeria U-23
Women National Team of the Year
Ghana
Cameroon
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Club of the Year
USM Algers, Algeria
TP Mazembe, DR Congo
Orlando Pirates, South Africa
Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Tunisia