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The
Confederation of African Football, CAF, last week made public the Top 10 of the
Glo-CAF African Footballer Award out of which it will be pruned down to Top 5
and the last Top 3 where the winner of the prestigious award will be unveiled
at a lavish ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria on 9 January. Cafonline wrote on the
profiles of the Top 10 shortlist.
Ahmed Musa, CSKA Moscow (Russia), 14
October, 1992, Nigeria: He was a member of the
Nigeria’s Super Eagles that won the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations and also
featured at the FIFA Confederations Cup later in Brazil. With CSKA Moscow, Musa
won every title in Russia – League, League Cup and the Super Cup during the
2012/2013 season, scoring five times in the process. He has scored five times
for his club in the ongoing 2013/2014 season.
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Musa
Asamoah Gyan, Al Ain (UAE), 22 Nov.,
1985, Ghana: As captain of the Black Stars of
Ghana, he was the top marksman for the team in the World Cup qualifiers with
six goals.
He also scored once as the Stars placed fourth at the Africa Cup of
Nations in South Africa. Gyan has had a stellar year emerging top scorer for
the 2012-13 UAE Pro-League, firing 30 goals and powering Al Ain to the title.
He has also scored eight times in six appearances in the 2013-14 season.
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Gyan
Didier Drogba, Galatasaray (Turkey),
11 March, 1978, Cote d’Ivoire: At 35, Drogba
has yet to lose his shine, scoring three goals as the Elephants reached a third
successive World Cup appearance.
The striker has bounced back from a
disappointing spell in China and has been banging the goals in Turkey. He
scored five in 13 appearances during Galatasaray’s triumph in the 2012-13
season.
In the current season, Drogba has scored nine times in all competitions
for Galatasaray including the UEFA Champions League.
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Drogba
Emmanuel Emenike, Fenerbahce
(Turkey), 10 May, 1987, Nigeria: Emenike is
currently Nigeria’s most reliable face in attack. He was top scorer (4 goals)
at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa where the Super Eagles emerged
champions. He has recovered from an injury that kept him out of the FIFA
Confederations Cup in Brazil to put Nigeria within sight of a place at next
year’s World Cup, scoring thrice in the process. With Fenerbahce, he has scored
three times in the 2013-14 “Turkish Super Lig”.
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•John Obi Mikel, Chelsea (England),
22 April, 1987, Nigeria: Mikel is enjoying
probably his best moment in football. A regular with the star-studded Chelsea,
he played an influential role in the buildup to the 2013 UEFA Europa League
crown. In 21 September this year, he broke his goal duck in the English Premier
League with his first goal in 185 matches in a 2-0 win over Fulham. Also, he
netted a cracker against Uruguay at the FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil in
July besides claiming a gold medal with the Super Eagles at the Africa Cup of
Nations. He was also instrumental for Nigeria in the 2014 FIFA World Cup
qualifiers.
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Jonathan Pitroipa, Stade Rennes
(France), 12 April, 1986, Burkina Faso: Pitroipa
was the star of the Burkina Faso team that reached the final of the 2013 Africa
Cup of Nations in South Africa. His red card against Ghana at the semis drew so
much controversy before CAF eventually overturned it, making him eligible for
the final. He was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He also
scored three times in Burkina Faso run to the World Cup Playoffs. A regular for
Stade Rennes, he has made 10 appearances in the current season but yet to
score.
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Pitroipa
Mohamed Aboutreika, Ahly (Egypt), 7
Nov., 1978, Egypt: At the twilight of his
career, Aboutreika yet again proved he is nowhere near the finish line. He
scored six goals for Egypt in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers including one
on his centenary appearance with the Pharaohs against Guinea. With Ahly, he was
the pivot as the Egyptian giants retained the CAF Champions League title
scoring in both legs in the final. He scored five times in the campaign as Ahly
cruised to an unprecedented eighth title despite the absence of a football
competition in Egypt in two years.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, B/Dortmund
(Germany), 18 June, 1989, Gabon: Aubameyang was
on target three times for Gabon (a hat-trick against Niger) during the 2014
FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Les Panthers failed to reach the Playoffs. His was
however been in superb form at club level. He emerged second top scorer in
Ligue 1 with 19 goals during 2012-13 season, and also guiding Saint Etienne to
the Coupe de La Ligue (French League Cup). In July, he joined German side
Borussia Dortmund and has scored eight times in all appearances. He also won
the German Super Cup with Dortmund after a 4-2 win over Bayern Munich.
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Vincent Enyeama, Lille (France), 29
August, 1982, Nigeria: The achievement of
Nigeria cannot be mentioned without the name of goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. The
shot-stopper is arguably the finest on the continent after superb showings at
the Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil and the 2014 FIFA
World Cup qualifiers. He was named the safest pair of hands as Nigeria won the
continental crown in South Africa earlier in the year. He also made a name
himself with Lille in the French “Ligue 1” having not conceded since September
15; with an eye-popping 14 clean sheets from 16 games and 1035 minutes in
total.
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Source: PM News
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