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No Egyptians on African POY shortlist
Omar AbdelAziz Published in FilGoal on 09 - 11 - 2011

CAF has named its shortlist for the 2011 African Player of the Year and Best African Player on the Continent awards, overlooking Egyptian players in both lists.
The African football governing body announced the names on Wednesday, with no real surprises on the 20 names listed.
The likes of Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and Seydou Keita led a list of 10 players nominated for the best African footballer of 2011.
On the other hand, Tunisia duo Oussama Darragi and Youssef Msakni were named in the list for the best African plying trade on the continent, with three players included from CAF Champions League finalists Esperance.
2011African Player of the Year
Adel Taarabt (Morocco and Queens Park Rangers)
Andre Ayew (Ghana and Marseille)
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana and Al-Ain)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea)
Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana and AC Milan)
Moussa Sow (Senegal and Lille)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon and Anzhi)
Seydou Keita (Mali and Barcelona)
Gervinho (Ivory Coast and Arsenal)
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Manchester City)
2011 African Player of the Year (Based in Africa)
Ayoub Elkhiqi (Morocco and Wydad Casablanca)
Yaya Banana (Cameroon and Esperance)
Edward Sadomba (Zimbabwe and Hilal)
Idrissa Laouali (Niger and ASFA)
Jerome Ramatlhakwane (Botswana and Vasco da Gama)
Kalu Uche (Nigeria and Enyimba)
Oussama Darragi (Tunisia and Esperance)
Samir Aboud (Libya and Al-Etihad)
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia and Esperance)
Zouhir Dhaouadi (Tunisia and Club Africain)

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