Mane, Aubameyang and Salah to fight it out for Caf-awards

Liverpool and Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah,his club team mate and Senegalese international Sadio Mane, and Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , will battle it out for the 2017 Caf-African Player of the Year awards.

The trio made the three-man shortlist released by Caf on Monday.

In the Coach of the Year category, German Gernot Rohr of Nigeria, Hector Cuper (Egypt) and Wydad Atheletic club Casablaca coach, L’Hussein Amoutta, will battle it out for the honours.

The shortlists for the topmost award, African Player of the Year, were unveiled by Ex-Ghana defender, Sammy Kuffour

The Awards Gala will take place on Thursday, 4 January, 2018 in Accra, Ghana.

Full list of nominees

African Player of the Year

• Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Dortmund)
• Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

Women’s Player of the Year

• Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)
• Chrestina Kgatlana (South Africa & UWC Ladies)
• Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene(Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)

Youth Player of the Year

• Krepin Diatta (Senegal & Sarpsborg)
• Patson Daka (Zambia & Liefering)
• Salam Giddou (Mali & Guidars)

Coach of the Year

• Gernot Rohr (Nigeria)
• Hector Cuper (Egypt)
• L’Hussein Amoutta (Wydad Athletic Club)

Club of the Year

• Al Ahly
• TP Mazembe
• Wydad Athletic Club

National Team of the Year

• Cameroon
• Egypt
• Nigeria

Women’s National Team of the Year

• Ghana U-20
• Nigeria U-20
• South AfricaTT