The Orlando Pirates duo were among a shortlist of 10 for the CAF Player of the Year - Based in Africa award, after helping the Buccaneers to the Confederation Cup Final.
One of the players that beat them in the decider, Baghdad Boundjah of Etoile du Sahel, did make the list, along with TP Mazembe pair Mbwana Aly Samata and Robert Kidiaba.
In the CAF Player of the Year award, defending champion Yaya Toure again makes the final three along with Andre Ayew (Ghana/Swansea City) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon/Borussia Dortmund).
The winners of the awards will be decided by votes from coaches or technical directors of the associations affiliated to CAF, and ?will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala on 7 January.
However, there are still two awards up for grabs for South Africans – Banyana Banyana are nominated for Women’s Team of the Year, while Pirates will fight it out with USM Algers, TP Mazembe and Etoile Sportive du Sahel for Club of the Year.