Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been named on the shortlist for the CAF 2019 Player of the Year.
The Gabon striker, who was made captain of Arsenal this season, is up against the following names for the CAF 2019 Player of the Year award, that also include former Arsenal youngster, Ismail Bennacer:
CAF 2019 Player of the Year
Men’s nominees
- André Onana (Cameroon & Ajax)
- Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
- Ismail Bennacer (Algeria & AC Milan)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
- Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Shanghai Shenhua)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
- Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
- Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Ahli Jeddah)
Women’s nominees
Former Arsenal forward, Asisat Oshoala, makes the list for CAF 2019 Women’s Player of the Year but no players from the FA WSL make the cut.
- Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga)
- Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
- Gabrielle Onguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Jiangsu Suning)
- Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)
Youth (boys) nominees
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
- Krépin Diatta (Senegal & Club Brugge)
- Moussa Djenepo (Mali & Southampton)
- Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
- Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
The winners will be announced at the CAF awards ceremony on January 7, 2020 that will take place at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt.