The African Participant of the Yr nominees have been revealed and there some large names lacking from the ultimate shortlist.

There’s no place for Mohamed Salah, who received the award in 2017 and 2018 and has featured within the high three of the voting in every of the final 5 editions.

Salah scored 25 targets and supplied 14 assists in all competitions for Liverpool final season, although a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations – wherein the Egyptian sustained a hamstring harm – has contributed to his omission.

Victor Osimhen, who received the award final yr, can also be absent from the nominees, as is Chelsea ahead Nicolas Jackson, West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface. The latter helped Leverkusen to Bundesliga title and DFB-Pokal success final season and was named Bundesliga Rookie of the Season.

In response to his omission, Boniface took to social media, writing on X: “Rookie of the season, Crew of the season. No worries, I no play AFCON. Na why I dey look forward to memes d’or.”

Boniface’s teammate, Edmond Tapsoba, is known as on the ultimate 10-player shortlist. Serhou Guirassy, who completed as runner-up to Harry Kane for the European Golden Shoe, is in competition for the prize, with Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman additionally a frontrunner. The Nigerian scored a hat-trick within the Europa League remaining as Atalanta received the competitors final season.

African Participant of the Yr 2024 nominees 

Amine Gouiri – Rennes and Algeria
Edmond Tapsoba – Bayer Leverkusen and Burkina Faso
Simon Adingra – Brighton and Ivory Coast
Chancel Mbemba – Porto and DR Congo
Serhou Guirassy – Borussia Dortmund and Guinea
Achraf Hakimi – Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco
Soufiane Rahimi – Al Ain and Morocco
Ademola Lookman – Atalanta and Nigeria
William Troost-Ekong – Al-Kholood and Nigeria
Ronwen Williams – Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa

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