GYAN MISSES OUT IN 2013 CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINAL LIST

 ASAMOAH GYAN EXCLUDED FROM 2013 CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINAL LIST

Ghana Captain Asamoah Gyan was excluded in the final list for the 2013 CAF Player of the year award. The 2010 BBC African player of the year could not make it in the final 3 man list comprising of Ivorian duo Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba alongside Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi.

The 28 year old former Udinese,Rennes and Sunderland forward led Ghana to it’s berth to a third successive World Cup  appearance after beating Egypt on a 7-3 aggregate score in the play offs.

Gyan  has been in tremendous  form for UAE side Al Ain scoring 73 goals in 71 appearance for the Dubai based club. HE also won the top scorer award on two consecutive occasions. Gyan by far was the runner up of the 2010 CAF player award.

However,Ghana will be represented at the award by U20 striker Ebenezer Assifuah who was the top scorer at the U20 World Cup in Turkey in the summer.

Meanwhile Ahmed Fathy, Mohamed Aboutrika and Sunday Mba are the trio nominated for the African-based African Player of the Year award.

While, Orlando Pirates, who made it through to the final of this year’s CAF Champions League, are nominated alongside the eventual winners, Al Ahly, and CAF Confederation Cup champions, CS Sfaxien, for the Club of the Year award.

THE FULL NOMINATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

African Player of the year

Yaya Toure

Didier Drogba

John Mikel Obi

National Team of the Year
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Nigeria

Youth National Team of the Year
Nigeria U17s

Fair Play Award
Nigerian Supporter

Coach of the Year
Manu Garba
Stephen Keshi
Paul Put

Most Promising Talent
Ebenezer Assifuah
Saleh Gomaa
Kelechi Iheanacho

Referee Award
Alioum Neant
Haimoudi Djamel
Papa Bakary Gassama

Legend Award
Bruno Metsu
Mehdi Faria

The 2013 CAF Awards GALA will take place in Lagos (Nigeria) on the 9^th January 2014.

By:Frank Darkwah