FULL LIST: Nominees for CAF Awards

The Glo CAF Awards has been dominated by talks of a possible historic fifth crown for Ivorian Yaya Toure. From the Ghanaian perspective, there have been talks about Dede Ayew winning the prestigious individual award on the continent after missing out in 2011.

These talks have over shadowed what will be a night of celebrating the best African players, coaches and teams within the year under review.

Ghana had nominations in six different categories. Below is the full list of the award nominees .

Men Player of the Year
Yaya Toure
Andre Ayew
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
Women Player of the Year
Gabrielle Onguéné, Cameroon
Gaelle Enganamouit, Cameroon
Ngozi Ebere, Nigeria
N'rehy Tia Ines, Cote d’Ivoire
Portia Boakye, Ghana
Youth Player of the Year
. Adama Traore, Mali
· Kelechi Nwakali, Nigeria
· Samuel Diarra, Mali
· Victor Osimhen, Nigeria
· Yaw Yeboah, Ghana
Most Promising Talent
· Azubuike Okechukwu, Nigeria
· Etebo Oghenekaro, Nigeria
· Djigui Diarra, Mali
· Mahmoud Abdelmonem ‘kahraba’, Egypt

· Zinedine Ferhat, Algeria
Coach of the Year
· Baye Ba, Mali, U17
· Emmanuel Amunike, Nigeria U17
· Fawzi Benzarti, Etoile Sportive de Sahel
· Hervé Renard, Cote d’ivore
· Patrice Carteron, TP Mazembe
Referee of the Year
· Alioum Neant, Cameroon
· Bakary Papa GASSAMA, Gambia
· Eric Arnaud OTOGO CASTANE, Gabon
· Ghead Zaglol GRISHA, Egypt
· Janny SIKAZWE, Zambia
African Legend
· Charles Kumi Gyamfi, Ghana
· Samuel Mbappé Léppé, Cameroon

National Team of the Year
· Cote d’Ivoire
· Ghana
· Mali U17
· Nigeria U17
· Nigeria U-23
Women National Team of the Year
· Ghana
· Cameroon
· South Africa
· Zimbabwe
Club of the Year
· USM Algers , Algeria
· TP Mazembe, DR Congo
· Orlando Pirates, South Africa
· Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Tunisia
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Story by Ghana/Joy Sports/Kweku Arhin