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Yaya Toure has won the award three
years in a row. (ESPN)
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The
three-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award has been
announced and it contains Yaya Toure, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and
Vincent Enyeama.
Toure,
who plies his trade for Manchester City and Ivory Coast, won the CAF award
for a third consecutive year in 2013 and can trump Abedi Pele (the only
other man to win three in a row) if he bags the prize which will be handed out
on Jan. 8.
The
31-year-old midfielder won the Premier League title and the League Cup in a
year in which he scored 20 goals in 35 Premier League appearances.
Gabon
international Aubameyang joined Borussia Dortmund this summer and scored 13
Bundesliga goals last term to help Jurgen Klopp's men to a second-placed finish
and the DFB-Pokal final.
Nigeria
captain and Lille goalkeeper Enyeama, 32, took the Super Eagles to the World
Cup in Brazil and helped Lille to a third placed finish in Ligue 1 last season.
Ghana's
Asamoah Gyan and Nigeria's Ahmed Musa were the two names who were dropped from
the list on Thursday.
Source: http://www.espnfc.com
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