Enyeama, Musa make CAF Award shortlist

The Confederation of African Football has nominated Nigeria’s Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa for the 2015 African Footballer of the Year.

Enyeama features for French club Lille, while Ahmed Musa has been in superb form for Russian army club CSKA Moscow in the year under review.

Reigning African Player of the Year, Yaya Toure, is also on a long list of 37 nominees.

England-based stars Riyad Mahrez from Algeria, Yannick Bolasie of DR Congo, Ghana’s Andre Ayew, Mame Diouf from Senegal, Kenya’s Victor Wanyama and Gabon skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are also on the list.

Yaya Toure has won the prestigious award four times, including in the last three straight years.