Player of the Year (Men): 30 Nominees but only One Nigerian - CAF Awards 2022

By Emmanuel Oladele - 30 Players from 13 Countries have been nominated for the 2022 CAF Player of the year award (Men). The Nominees has just one Nigerian, five Senegalese, Four Egyptians, three Cameronians and Others.

Super Eagles Forward, Moses Simon is the only Nigerian in the Nominees for CAF Player of the year award (Men). See the 30 Nominees below;

Player of the Year (Men) Nominees

Senegal (5)

• Sadio Mane - Bayern Munich

• Kalidou Koulibaly - Napoli

• Nampalys Mendy - Leicester City

• Saliou Ciss - Nancy

• Edouardo Mendy - Chelsea

Egypt (4)

• Mohamed Abdelmonem - Al Ahly

• Mohamed Salah - Liverpool

• Mohamed ElNeny - Arsenal

• Mohamed Shenawy - Al Ahly

Morocco (4)

• Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint-Germain

• Sofiane Boufal - Angers

• Yahya Jabrane - Wydad Athletic Club

• Yassine Bounou - Sevilla

Cameroon (3)

• Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa - Napoli

• Karl Toko Ekambi - Lyon

• Vincent Aboubacar - Al Nassr

Mali (3)

• Aliou Dieng - Al Ahly

• Hamari Traore - Rennes

• Yves Bissouma - Tottenham Hotspur

Burkina Faso (3)

• Bertrand Traore - Aston Villa

• Blati Toure - Pyramids

• Edmund Tapsoba - Bayer Leverkusen

Côte d'Ivoire (2)

• Sebastien Haller - Ajax

• Franck Kessie - AC Milan

Nigeria (1)

• Moses Simon - Nantes

Algeria (1)

• Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City

Tunisia (1)

Ali Maaloul - Al Ahly

Guinea (1)

• Naby Keita - Liverpool

Gambia (1)

• Musa Barrow - Bologna

Comoros (1)

• Youssouf M'Changama - Guingamp

The 2022 CAF Awards will be held in Morocco on July 21, 2022.