Mohamed Salah of Roma, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Juventus defender Medhi Benatia are up for the African Player of the Year Award.
The trophy was won by Borussia Dortmund hitman – and former Milan youth team player – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last season.
A shortlist of 30 nominees was unveiled and there are three Serie A figures on there.
Egypt international winger Salah has been on sparkling form for Roma, while Napoli and Senegal centre-back Koulibaly was the subject of a €60m offer from Chelsea this summer.
Mohamed Salah of Roma, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Juventus defender Medhi Benatia are up for the African Player of the Year Award.
The trophy was won by Borussia Dortmund hitman – and former Milan youth team player – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang last season.
A shortlist of 30 nominees was unveiled and there are three Serie A figures on there.
Egypt international winger Salah has been on sparkling form for Roma, while Napoli and Senegal centre-back Koulibaly was the subject of a €60m offer from Chelsea this summer.
Moroccan defender Benatia joined Juventus on loan with option to buy from Bayern Munich.
African Player of the Year Nominees
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City), El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb), Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor), Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient), Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast & Paris St Germain), Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast & Manchester United), Gervinho (Ivory Coast & Hebei Fortune), Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Roma), Mohamed Elneny (Egypt & Arsenal), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund), Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham), Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham), William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club), Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus), Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax), Mikel John Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea), Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City), Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City), Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villarreal), Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli), Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns), Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs), Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk), Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia), Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland), Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns), Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)