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Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane Named In CAF’s 34-Man Shortlist For Award

David Folami — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 08:21:12 +0000

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are the headline inclusions in CAF’s 34-man shortlist for the 2018 African Footballer of the Year award. The Confederation of African Football published the list of nominees for six different categories on Friday, with the winners to be revealed at an awards ceremony in Dakar on January 8. Liverpool’s Salah [...]

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David De Gea Makes FIFA’s World XI Shortlist

David Folami — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:26:33 +0000

Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are among the contenders in the reckoning to feature in FIFPro and FIFA’s World XI. FIFPro and its affiliated player associations asked professional footballers to pick a team from the best players in world football last season. It will include one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders and three [...]

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Neymar Named Among 2017 Ballon d’Or Shortlist

David Folami — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:23:32 +0000

Neymar has been named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2017 Ballon d’Or but Cristiano Ronaldo will be the favourite to keep his crown. Neymar was one of the first five names that award organisers France Football revealed from the shortlist, along with Real Madrid duo Luka Modric and Marcelo, Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and [...]

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Dele Alli Fails To Make POTY Shortlist

David Folami — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:20:52 +0000

When it comes to Dele Alli, there is no rush. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder turned 21 on Tuesday and he has plenty of time to win trophies and personal accolades. Indeed, he is a shoo-in to retain the PFA Young Player of the Year award, having been confirmed on this season’s shortlist alongside teammate Harry [...]

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Ronaldo, Messi Head FIFA Shortlist

David Folami — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 22:55:07 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the contenders on the 23-man shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016 award, with three members of Leicester City’s title-winning squad also in contention. Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante, who has since joined Chelsea, have been named on the shortlist in recognition of their roles in [...]

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Kelechi Iheanacho Makes ‘African Player of the Year’ Shortlist

David Folami — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:15:54 +0000

Super Eagles stars, John Mikel Obi, Ahmed Musa and Kelechi Iheanacho have been shortlisted for the 2016 African Footballer of the Year Award. The Nigeria internationals make a long list of players that have been nominated for awards which will be announced on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at the Glo-CAF Awards night in Abuja. In [...]

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Leicester City Trio On PFA Shortlist

David Folami — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 09:11:42 +0000

Leicester City’s extraordinary rise to the top of the Premier League has been recognised with the inclusion of three Foxes stars — Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante — on the shortlist for the Professional Footballers’ Association Players’ Player of the Year award. The Leicester trio make up 50 percent of a six-strong panel [...]

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Barca Players Dominate UEFA Team List

David Folami — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:26:46 +0000

European champions Barcelona appeared prominently in the 40-man shortlist for the Uefa Team of the Year announced on Tuesday. Barca, who claimed their fifth European title after beating Juventus 3-1 in June’s Champions League final, have eight representatives with the Serie A champions accounting for six. Cristiano Ronaldo was included in the shortlist for the [...]

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5-Man Shortlist For 2014 BBC Award To Be Announced Today

David Folami — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 12:24:10 +0000

The five-man shortlist for the 2015 BBC African Footballer of the Year award will be revealed on Saturday 14th November 2015. According to bbc.co.uk, the announcement for this year’s award, will be made at Kaizer Chiefs’ training ground in Johannesburg. And the winner will be decided by African football fans, who will have until 30th [...]

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