Confederation of African Football<\/a> (Giza)<\/p>\n14 December 2011<\/p>\n
\nThe Confederation of African Football (CAF) on WednesdayTuesday, December 13, 2011 revealed the final shortlists for the various categories for the CAF Awards 2011.<\/p>\n
The shortlists for the 2011 African Player of the Year and 2011 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) were decided by votes by the Head coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.<\/p>\n
The CAF Technical, Football and Media Committees decided on the choice of shortlists for the other categories taking into account the performance of the nominees from January to November, 2011.<\/p>\n
The winners will be unveiled at the Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, December 22 at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra. The award ceremony is to reward excellence in African football on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n
It will be the third time the Ghanaian capital will be hosting the annual event after 2006 and 2009.<\/p>\n
The shortlisted nominees are (in alphabetical order);<\/p>\n
African Player of the Year 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille and Ghana)<\/p>\n
(b) Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi Makhachkala and Cameroon)<\/p>\n
(c) Seydou Keita (Barcelona and Mali)<\/p>\n
(d) Moussa Sow (Lille and Senegal)<\/p>\n
(e) Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Cote d’Ivoire)<\/p>\n
African Player of the Year 2011 (Based in Africa)<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Oussama Darragi (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia)<\/p>\n
(b) Zouhir Dhaouadi (Club Africain and Tunisia)<\/p>\n
(c) Banana Yaya (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Cameroon)<\/p>\n
National Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Botswana<\/p>\n
(b) Cote d’Ivoire<\/p>\n
(c) Niger<\/p>\n
(d) Tunisia<\/p>\n
Women’s National Team of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Cameroon<\/p>\n
(b) Nigeria<\/p>\n
(c) South Africa<\/p>\n
Club of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)<\/p>\n
(b)Maghreb Association Sportive of Fez (Morocco)<\/p>\n
(c) Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)<\/p>\n
Most Promising Talent of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Ahmed Elshenawy (El-Masry and Egypt)<\/p>\n
(b) Souleymane Coulibaly (Tottenham Hotspurs and Cote d’Ivoire)<\/p>\n
(c) Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo and Nigeria)<\/p>\n
Coach of the Year<\/p>\n
(a) Harouna Doula (Niger)<\/p>\n
(b) Nabil Maaloul (Esperance Sportive de Tunis) – Tunisia<\/p>\n
(c) Stanley Tshosane (Botswana)<\/p>\n
Women’s Footballer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Nompumelelo Nyandani (South Africa)<\/p>\n
(b) Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)<\/p>\n
(c) Miriam Paixao Silva (Equatorial Guinea)<\/p>\n
Referee of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n(a) Alioum Neant (Cameroon)<\/p>\n
(b) Noumandiez Doue (Cote d’Ivoire)<\/p>\n
(c) Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)<\/p>\n
Legend Award<\/strong><\/p>\nMustapha Hadji (Morocco)<\/p>\n
Austin ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha (Nigeria)<\/p>\n
AllAfrica – All the Time<\/p>\n
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