Nwakali, Osimhen, Etebo, Okechukwu & Ebere Nominated For CAF Awards

On Monday, the Confederation of African Football announced the nominees for the other categories for the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards and five Nigerian players are in the running to pick up awards next month in Abuja.

Golden Eaglet skipper Kelechi Nwakali has been nominated for the Youth Player of the Year and will have to see of the challenge of compatriot Victor Osimhen, Adama Traore, Samuel Diarra (both Mali) and Yaw Yeboah (Ghana).

Paris Saint-Germain defender Ngozi Ebere would step into the shoes of Asisat Oshoala if she is chosen ahead of Gabrielle Onguéné, Gaelle Enganamouit (both Cameroon), N’rehy Tia Ines (Ivory Coast) and Ghanaian Portia Boakye in the Women Player of the Year Category.

Nigeria U23 internationals Azubuike Okechukwu and Etebo Oghenekaro were both nominated for the Most Promising Talent Award alongside Algeria U23s star Zinedine Ferhat, Mahmoud Abdelmonem and Djigui Diarra.

The winners will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nominee For The Various Categories :

Women Player of the Year

Gabrielle Onguéné, Cameroon

Gaelle Enganamouit, Cameroon

Ngozi Ebere, Nigeria

Nrehy Tia Ines, Cote d’Ivoire

Portia Boakye, Ghana


Youth Player of the Year 

Adama Traore, Mali

Kelechi Nwakali, Nigeria

Samuel Diarra, Mali

Victor Osimhen, Nigeria

Yaw Yeboah, Ghana

Most Promising Talent      

Azubuike Okechukwu, Nigeria

Etebo Oghenekaro, Nigeria

Djigui Diarra, Mali

Mahmoud Abdelmonem ‘kahraba’, Egypt

Zinedine Ferhat, Algeria

Coach of the Year 

Baye Ba, Mali, U17

Emmanuel Amunike, Nigeria U17

Fawzi Benzarti, Etoile Sportive de Sahel

Hervé Renard, Cote d’ivore

Patrice Carteron, TP Mazembe

Referee of the Year

Alioum Neant, Cameroon

Bakary Papa GASSAMA, Gambia

Eric Arnaud OTOGO CASTANE, Gabon

Ghead Zaglol GRISHA, Egypt

Janny SIKAZWE, Zambia

African Legend

Charles Kumi Gyamfi, Ghana

Samuel Mbappé Léppé, Cameroon

National Team of the Year

Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana

Mali U17

Nigeria U17

Nigeria  U-23

 Women National Team of the Year

Ghana

Cameroon

South Africa

Zimbabwe

 Club of the Year

USM Algers , Algeria

TP Mazembe, DR Congo

Orlando Pirates, South Africa

Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Tunisia

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