Accra, Oct. 5, GNA – Former Berekum Chelsea forward Emmanuel Clottey and three other Ghanaians have been nominated for the 2012 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa).
The award is given to the best footballer based on Africa and competing in championships based on the continent.
Clottey, who scored 12-goals, was the star player for Berekum Chelsea on their maiden appearance in the CAF Champions League, a feat which saw him join Tunisian giants Esperance Sportive de Tunis for a record 1.5 Million dollars last September.
The other Ghanaians in the 32-man list are Harrison Afful also of Esperance, Solomon Asante of Berekum Chelsea and relatively unknown Razak Yakubu of Sudanese side, Ahly Shandy.
The quartet made the nominations based on their performance for their respective clubs in the various continental club championship and domestic leagues.
“CAF will announce the top five nominees for the African Footballer of the Year (Based in Africa) by late October after the voting by the Standing Committees, namely the Media, Technical and Football committees.
“The names of the five finalists will be sent to National Association head coaches and secretary generals to select the top three,” CAF said in the statement.
The list also includes the highly favoured Tunisian Youssef Msakni also of Esperance and TP Mazembe quartet, Rainford Kalaba, Given Singuluma, Sunzu Stoppila, Samatta Mbwana and Tresor Mputu Mabi.
The winner will be unveiled at the Awards Gala fixed for December 20 at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra.
It will be the fourth time the Ghanaian capital will be playing host to the Awards Gala after 2006, 2009 and 2011.
Below are the nominees for the 2012 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa); Abdelmoumen Djabou (Club Africain), Ahmed El-Basha (Al Merreikh), Ahmed Zuway (CA Bizertin), Abdoulrazak Fiston (Lydia Academic), Alou Bagayoko (Djoliba), Alula Girma (St. Georges), Azuka Bobo Izu (Sunshine Stars), Boubacar Bangoura (Djoliba), Edward Sadomba (Al Hilal), Essam El Hadary (Al Merreikh), Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (Esperance), Given Singuluma (TP Mazembe), Hamouda Ahmed El Bashir (Al Ahly Shandy), Harrison Afful (Esperance), Ismailia Diarra Cercle (Olympique de Bamako), João Hernani Rosa Barros (Interclub), Mohamed Aboutreika (Al-Ahly), Mongezi Bobe (BIack Leopards, South Africa), Mudather ElTaieb (Al Hilal), Mxolisi Mthethwa (Royal Leopard), Oboabona Godfrey (Sunshine Stars), Omar Mohamed Bakheet (Al Hilal), Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe), Razak Yakubu (Al Ahly Shandy), Samatta Mbwana (TP Mazembe), Solomon Asante (Berekum Chelsea), Stoppila Sunzu (TP Mazembe), Taboko Eric Nyemba (AC Leopard Dolisie), Tresor Mputu Mabi (TP Mazembe), Walid Hicheri (Esperance), Yannick N'Djeng (Esperance), Youssef Msakni (Esperance)
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