Egypt keeper Ahmed Al-Shennawi was nominated in a shortlist of three players for the 2011 Most Promising Talent, CAF announced. The goalkeeping wonderkid dazzled in the CAF U-23 Championship, playing a vital role in Egypt's qualification for next year's Olympic Games. Al-Shennawi will face competition from Tottenham's 16-year-old Ivorian striker Souleymane Coulibaly and Nigerian forward Ahmed Musa of VVV Venlo. The Masri guardian was the only Egyptian in CAF's final nominations as winners will be unveiled at the Awards Gala on December 22 in Accra. Andre Ayew, Samuel Eto'o, Seydou Keita, Moussa Sow and Yaya Toure will vie for the Player of the Year award, while Oussama Darragi, Yaya Banana and Zouhir Dhaouadi were nominated for the best Africa-based player. CAF's shortlists African Player of the Year 2011 (a) Andre Ayew (Olympique Marseille and Ghana) (b) Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi Makhachkala and Cameroon) (c) Seydou Keita (Barcelona and Mali) (d) Moussa Sow (Lille and Senegal) (e) Yaya Toure (Manchester City and Cote d'Ivoire) African Player of the Year 2011 (Based in Africa) (a) Oussama Darragi (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Tunisia) (b) Zouhir Dhaouadi (Club Africain and Tunisia) (c) Banana Yaya (Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Cameroon) National Team of the Year (a) Botswana (b) Cote d'Ivoire (c) Niger (d) Tunisia Women's National Team of the Year (a) Cameroon (b) Nigeria (c) South Africa Club of the Year (a) Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) (b)Maghreb Association Sportive of Fez (Morocco) (c) Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) Most Promising Talent of the Year (a) Ahmed Elshenawy (El-Masry and Egypt) (b) Souleymane Coulibaly (Tottenham Hotspurs and Cote d'Ivoire) (c) Ahmed Musa (VVV Venlo and Nigeria) Coach of the Year (a) Harouna Doula (Niger) (b) Nabil Maaloul (Esperance Sportive de Tunis) - Tunisia (c) Stanley Tshosane (Botswana) Women's Footballer of the Year (a) Nompumelelo Nyandani (South Africa) (b) Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria) (c) Miriam Paixao Silva (Equatorial Guinea) Referee of the Year (a) Alioum Neant (Cameroon) (b) Noumandiez Doue (Cote d'Ivoire) (c) Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) Legend Award Mustapha Hadji (Morocco) Austin ‘Jay-Jay' Okocha (Nigeria)
