By Fatimah Idera
The confederation of African Football ,CAF, has released the list of nominees for the player of the year (Men’s category), with Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong appearing in the list while players like Victor Boniface missed out on the nominations.
Full list of players nominated for the award are as follows: Amine Gouiri (Algeria / Rennes), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique de Marseille), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi(Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), Soufiane Rahimi(Morocco / Al Ain), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta), William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria / Al Kholood), Ronwen Williams (South Africa / MamelodiSundowns).
Hakimi who was a finalist last year was also included due to his defensive performances during the 2024 AFCON just as other nominees put up great performances in their respective positions.
However the absence of some players has drawn attention from the public players like Victor Boniface, Mohammed Salah just to mention a few who had influential roles in their respective clubs were absent from the list due to their inactivity at the AFCON tournament.
Victor Boniface who was excluded from the Nigerian Squad due to an injury and salah who caught up with an injury during the tournament were excluded despite having an incredible with their respective clubs.
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