Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, is among the five players nominated for the BBC African Footballer of Year for 2014 as revealed by the organisers of the award on Monday.
The Nigeria captain is the only goalkeeper in the list as title holder Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast gets his sixth consecutive nomination for the award.
Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who plays Borussia Dortmund, Algeria forward Yacine Brahimi of FC Porto, and Ivory Coast’s Gervinho of AS Roma make up the list.
Four of the nominees played at the World Cup in Brazil, where Enyeama and Brahimi played in the last 16 of the tournament with Nigeria and Algeria respectively.
Enyeama, 32, went into the event off the back of an outstanding campaign for French club Lille – he kept 21 clean sheets for them last season.
In Spain, forward Brahimi’s efforts for Granada led to him being named best African player in the country last term and earning a move to Porto.
Toure helped Manchester City to their second Premier League title in three years and also won the Capital One Cup, Gervinho has impressed in Italy since leaving Arsenal, scoring 10 goals in 39 games for the Serie A side.
Although striker Aubameyang did not play at the World Cup in Brazil, he makes the shortlist for the second year in a row based on his impressive club form.
BBC said the winner will be decided by fans of African football, who have until November 24 to vote for their choice online or through SMS.
The winner will be announced on December 1. - Punch reportage
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ReplyDeleteDeserved!
ReplyDeleteI hope Enyeama wins, he's been doing well.
ReplyDeleteEnyeama might win it.
ReplyDeleteHe deserves biko.....keeping destiny since 1960...lol....That guy is a great guy menh.....
ReplyDeleteHe so deserves it
ReplyDeleteCongrat. #inPattVoice#
ReplyDeleteVincent vincent! Man wey sabi!
ReplyDeleteI just wish you will get this!
YaYa Toure,talented young man too.
I wish Enyeama wont ever get too old for football menn..i still miss "The bull"...I love football... #memories
Hope he wins,
ReplyDeleteI hope he wins.
ReplyDeleteHe sure deserves to win,not just d nomination.
ReplyDeleteIf they will rating them based on their performances in their national teams and clubs from january up until now, which they will, i think Enyeama will not make that position, kos there's really nto much he's done this year....i doubt he will win, but i wish him luck...
ReplyDeleteWe better start voting now, so we don't cry foul later.
ReplyDeleteI pray Enyeama wins because he really did well at the just concluded world cup. Gevinho of Ivory coast is also good. I just hope they won't give it to Yaya Toure again. Let someone else feel the joy too
ReplyDeleteI lovee this guy, no doubt!
ReplyDeleteEnyeama deserves it. He is good.
ReplyDeleteEnyeama deserve dis title, congrats in advance
ReplyDeleteI pray he wins. He look's like a nice guy.
ReplyDeleteGood for him
ReplyDeleteHope he wins
21 clean sheets in his club last season he deserves it Mbok
ReplyDeleteMr Lyca
21 clean sheets last season in his club. He deserves it Mbok with some superb saves during the world cup.
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Mr Lyca
Let me go and vote for my man crush all day everyday. We will win hopefully.#bigGrin#
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