Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the final three man shortlist for the award of the player of the year among all players playing for African countries, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
The three players who are left to vie for the award from the list of 12 nominated for the award was made public earlier today on the social media handle of the African football body.
The award will be a straight battle between the trio of Victor Osimhen of Nigeria, Achraf Hakimi of Morocco and Mohammed Salah of Egypt. The final three man shortlist has already generated discussions on social media platforms.
Many are wondering why Algerian Riyad Mahrez who won the treble with Manchester City wasn’t in the final three man list with others questioning the omission of Morocco’s shot stopper Yassine Bounou.
Their omission has brightened the chances of Victor Osimhen, who powered Napoli to their first league title in 33 years to be crowned the Africa footballer of the year, although Hakimi who won the league with PSG and also impressed for Morocco at the World Cup is no pushover.
Osas Mahawi
