Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o headline the shortlist of five players up for this year's African
Player of the Year award. The award comes at an exciting time for the continent following this
summer's vibrant World Cup in South Africa, and Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan also makes the
shortlist as he represented his nation, Ghana, proudly.
After having the long list leaked and the short list announced, the final list of nominees for
CAF's 2010 African Footballer of the Year have finally been announced.
And the nominations for Africa's 2010 Footballer of the Year go to...
Didier Drogba (Côte D'Ivoire/Chelsea)
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana/Sunderland)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon/Inter)
If you read my earlier post on the nominations, you probably aren't surprised by the names
appearing on the final list.
Samuel Eto'o has been voted African player of the year for a record fourth time.
Eto'o finished ahead of Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba in
votes cast by the coaches of African's 53 national teams. Eto'o, who also won the award in 2003,
2004 and 2005, helped Inter Milan win an unprecedented treble of Serie A, Italian Cup and
Champions League titles last season.
