CAF shortlists Rohr, Eagles, Oshoala for awards

-List of nominations for Aiteo CAF awards released. 

The race for the Aiteo CAF award hots up as full list of nominees is released.

The Confederation of African Football, (CAF), have nominated the Super Eagles of Nigeria as the national team of the year, while coach Gernot Rohr is also in the running to win coach of the year.

Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala, is also among the nominees for the best women’s player award, while Nigeria’s U-20 women national team, Falconets, were nominated for the women’s national team of the year award.

The list of nominees for the Aiteo sponsored awards, was announced by CAF on Monday.

The eventual winners will be decided by votes from the members of the CAF technical and development committee, CAF media experts panel and independent media and TV consultants.

The awards will be presented at a gala ceremony scheduled to take place on January 4, 2018, in Accra, Ghana.

The full list of nominees is as displayed below:

Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)
Chrestina Kgatlana (South Africa & UWC Ladies)
Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene(Cameroon & Rossyanka)
Rutendo Makore (Zimbabwe & Black Rhinos)
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Kvarnsvedens)

Women’s National Team of the Year
Ghana U-20
Kenya
Nigeria U-20
South Africa
Zimbabwe

Coach of the Year
Gernot Rohr (Nigeria)
Hector Cuper (Egypt)
Hugo Broos (Cameroon)
L’Hussein Amoutta (Wydad Athletic Club)
Mihayo Kazembe (TP Mazembe)

National Team of the Year
Cameroon
Egypt
Mali U-17
Nigeria
Zambia U-20

Club of the Year
Al Ahly
Mbabane Swallows
SuperSport United
TP Mazembe
Wydad Athletic Club

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Youth Player of the Year
Eric Ayiah (Ghana & Charity Stars)
Krepin Diatta (Senegal &Sarpsborg)
Luther Singh (South Africa & Braga)
Patson Daka (Zambia & Liefering)
Salam Giddou (Mali & Guidars)

Referee of the Year
Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Ghead Grisha (Egypt)
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Recall the Confederation of African Football, (CAF) earlier released the 30 man shorlist for the African players award which has 3 Nigerian players in contention for the top award.

The full list as released by CAF can be accessed here.