Initially, Pirates had four players in Erasmus, Ovono, Thamsanqa Gabuza and Oupa Manyisa, and they now have two players in the running for the award.
African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) nominees
Abdeladim Khadrouf (Morocco Moghreb Tetouan)
Baghdad Bounedjah ( Algeria Etoile du Sahel)
Felipe Ovono (Equatorial Guinea Orlando Pirates)
Kermit Erasmus (South Africa Orlando Pirates)
Mbwana Aly Samatta (Tanzania TP Mazembe)
Mohamed Meftah ( Algeria USM Alger)
Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim ‘Karika’ (Sudan El Hilal)
Robert Kidiaba Muteba ( DR Congo TP Mazembe)
Roger Assalé (Cote d’Ivoire TP Mazembe)
Zineddine Ferhat (Algeria USM Alger)
The winner will be decided by votes of the Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF and the awards gala will be held on Thursday, 7 January 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria.
