African Footballer of the Year 2012 nominees

African Footballer of the Year 2012 nominees

Posted: 5 October 2012 Time: 09:06 am

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a list of 34 players who will be vying for the 2012 African Footballer of the Year award.

Zambia, the reigning African champions, are represented by four players on the list, including former Jomo Cosmos striker Christopher Katongo. The selection was based on performances for club and country.

The GLO-CAF Awards Gala 2012 will be held in Accra, Ghana at the Banquet Hall, State House on December 20.

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African Footballer of the Year 2012 nominees (by country):
Zambia
Christopher Katongo, Emmanuel Mayuka, Rainford Kalaba, Stoppila Sunzu

Morocco
Abdelaziz Barrada, Adel Taarabt, Younes Belhanda

Burkina Faso
Alain Sibiri Traore

Cameroon
Alexander Song, Nicolas N’koulou

Ghana
Andre Ayew, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Kwadwo Asamoah

Ivory Coast
Arouna Kone, Cheick Ismael Tioté, Didier Drogba, Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi (Gervinho), Seydou Doumbia, Yaya Toure

Tunisia
Aymen Abdennour, Youssef Msakni

Mali
Bakaye Traoré, Seydou Keita

Senegal
Demba Ba, Moussa Sow, Papiss Demba Cissé, Pape Moussa Konaté

Central Africa
Foxi Kethevoama, Hilaire Roméo Verdi Momi

Nigeria
John Obi Mikel, John Utaka, Victor Moses

Gabon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Algeria
Sofiane Feghouli

The other categories for which winners will be announced at the Awards Gala include the National Team of the Year, Women’s Footballer of the Year, Women’s National Team of the Year, Club of the Year, Most Promising Talent of the Year, Coach of the Year, Referee of the Year, Legend Award, Fair Play Award, Platinum Award and Africa Finest XI.

Article by: Tiyani wa ka Mabasa

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scish-man
posted: 09:14 am
I'm not share mayb I dnt understand the way nominations are held whr is SA?or thy nominate only the 1ns thy played I CAF?
GinoFeelo Balotelli
posted: 09:15 am
This is unfair with the talent we have in South Africa.....

RVP Mabena, Drogba Ndulula and Buffon Meyiwa should have been nominated too...

Nxxxx!!!! We are always sidelined
touch33
posted: 09:17 am
Really? now i see,South Africa is really hated by the so called fellow African countries..how do these ASS-HOLES explain the exclusion of Steven Pienaar who has been in fine form since joining Everton?fuck these,its not this stupid african trophy is important anyway,we south africans are better of not being associated with such low class countries.
Bunttuu
posted: 09:37 am
I hear u guys bt let's be honest we r not doin well let's support these guyz
thuth teller
posted: 09:41 am
Im sure Julio (GOOD FUTEBALL) Leal will take the Coach of the Year while his team Gorillas take the Club of the year afta their SPLENDID perfomance in the in their quest for the second star in the CAF tournament.

On a serios note...........Does this means in SA theres no player who deserves even a nominee
? never mind winning the award,....not even the nominee?...........WHAT A SHAME.
lungiez
posted: 10:11 am
Did SA even qualify for AFCON, How did Pie-rats do in the Champions league... Did SA U/23 qualify for the Olympics? If we say SA has the best players what are we basing our argument on. The fact that they have won nothing or hardly even qualify for anything doesn't make them the best mense it makes them the worse. BEE can apply here we are all black and from previously disadvantage some are still in disadvantage communities. We need to prove ourselves on the Pitch period, we could even beat Botswana with their amateur players and we wanna say we the best
Screamer6
posted: 10:37 am
They forgot 2 add collins mamruby ntofontofo mbezuma
5 SKIPAZ
posted: 10:41 am
This is kak, how did they exclude May Mahlangu and Steven Pinaar, even Legwathi for that matter having to lead to terribles, shiat man
bramoks
posted: 10:55 am
Steven Pienaar was not even the best African playing in England. Let alone Europe. The man was injured half the time. The other half he was on the bech at Tottenham. Khosi4Life.
bramoks
posted: 10:55 am
Steven Pienaar was not even the best African playing in England. Let alone Europe. The man was injured half the time. The other half he was on the bech at Tottenham. Khosi4Life.
bramoks
posted: 10:55 am
Steven Pienaar was not even the best African playing in England. Let alone Europe. The man was injured half the time. The other half he was on the bech at Tottenham. Khosi4Life.
Mphirerez
posted: 10:57 am
@touch33
Really? now i see,South Africa is really hated by the so called fellow African countries..how do these ASS-HOLES explain the exclusion of Steven Pienaar who has been in fine form since joining Everton?fuck these,its not this stupid african trophy is important anyway,we south africans are better of not being associated with such low class countries.
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when did he join Everton?
KhosiNation aka Mampodi
posted: 11:09 am
Tltltltl our players are just average I challenge the mighty bucs to change that perception in Africa next year
bruno wa LeKhosi
posted: 11:22 am
YaYa Toure???
Donald Duck
posted: 11:56 am
yhoo, not even one niminee from SA? agg this is bulldust. may mahlangu won de sweedish player of de year, atleast he should be in de top 30.

it also seems caf are only concerned about european based players. what about players based in local leagues?

but how can we expect nominees when rats embarass us in continental competitions?, getting loboloed in de pre-tournament stage... lets all hold hands and put our faith in Amakhosi doing much better in de 2014 african champs league..
SisterP
posted: 12:08 pm
nice nominations. No player deserve this than Yaya Toure. No South African player deserve to be there.
Bunttuu
posted: 01:20 pm
Wht I lyk abt these players they are representing their countries unlike our players who do best on their teams.
Somnandi
posted: 01:37 pm
What do you expect from CAF lead by makwerekwere,... SA , we must also chase these things out of our country.
Salazani
posted: 03:30 pm
@Somnandi, your comment is most unfortunate. I guess your assumption is that you are the only country who host foreign nationals, can I put it to you that there are probably more South Africans in zambia than there are zambians in South Africa. We live with them, we appreciate them, those who have somthing special to offer, we gladly appreciate what they bring. All these South African businesses have South Africans working here, Time to throw away that primitive mentality.

Appreciate other pipo for the good they give you and stop insulting others. Remember, other Africans have lived without South Africa before, but the same cannot be said about South Africa because they had to harvest support from everybody to be where they are now. YOUR COMMENT WAS PRIMITIVE, ESPECIALLY COMING ON A SITE THAT REPRESENT FOOTBALL, WHICH HAS PROVED TO BE A UNIFYING FORCE
kgosi
posted: 04:04 pm
Piener only started playing in January after his loan move to Everton. He has would have had a d he played the afcon next year but has chosen to become a chokice
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