African Footballer of the Year

[Joga Bonito]

The Nominees

Madjid Bougherra (Rangers/Algeria)
Steven Pienaar (Everton/South Africa)
Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan/Cameroon)
Kolo Habib Touré (Manchester City/Ivory Coast)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea/Ivory Coast)
Solomon Kalou (Chelsea/Ivory Coast)
Gervinho (Lille/Ivory Coast)
Mohamed Zidan (Dortmund/Egypt)
Michael Essien (Chelsea/Ghana)
Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland/Ghana)
Asamoah Kwadwo (Udinese/Ghana)
Prince Boateng (Milan AC/Ghana)
Frédéric Kanouté (FC Sévilla/Mali)
Seydou Keita (FC Barcelona/Mali)
Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal/Morocco)
Victor Nsofor Obinna (Inter Milan, on loan to West Ham/Nigeria)
Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City/Togo)


(oddly enough Yaya and Mikel are nowhere to be seen)

Had a look at the list today and even though there is no Yaya, having both Kolo and Adebayor as top African talent is a great thing to see, only other team I can think with this sort of African presence is Chelsea.

Great thing we have here and I hope the Ivory Coast don't make it too far in the African Cup of Nations :P

 

[Blueper]

Samuel Eto'o... has the biggest assets to win

 

[LYNX]

Eto'o.

 

[Project]

Pienaar has no business being there. He has been trash in 2010.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

And oddly enough, no Sir Ryan Giggs.

 

[bluemoonmatt]

And oddly enough, no Sir Ryan Giggs.

Lol,

I've a sneaky feeling Asamoah Gyan will get it.

 

[bobmcfc]

And oddly enough, no Sir Ryan Giggs.

well his grandad is from sierra leone. seems unfair he isnt on there ;)

 

[Garry.Cook]

Got to be Gyan after the world cup.

 

[Stillsy]

no Yaya :S??

 

[blue_soundwave]

Wouldn't say Yaya played enought last season to get nominated.

Drogba for me.