The Nigerian soccer stars who ply their trades in Europe will be facing 35 others which include 2014 winner, Yaya Toure. Enyeama narrowly lost the award to the Manchester City player as Nigerians are now hoping he grabs the award as a compensation for his 13 years of service to the Super Eagles.
Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi is however missing on the list.
Below is the full list of nominees
- Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Nigeria),
- Andre Ayew (Swansea City, Ghana)
- Aymen Abdennour (Valencia, Tunisia),
- Baghdad Bonjah (Etoile du Sahel, Algeria),
- Bassem Morsi (Zamalek, Egypt),
- Christian Atsu (Bournemouth, Ghana),
- Dieu Merci Mbokani (Norwich, D.R. Congo),
- El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dynamo Zagreb, Algeria),
- Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli, Algeria),
- Ferebory Dore (Angers, Congo),
- Gervinho (Roma, Ivory Coast),
- Ibrahima Traore (Borussia Monchengladbach, Guinea),
- Javier Balboa (Al-Faisaly, Equatorial Guinea),
- Heldon Ramos (Rio Ave, Cape Verde),
- Mame Diouf (Stoke City, Senegal),
- Max Alain Gradel (Bournemouth, Ivory Coast),
- Mehdi Benatia (Bayern Munich, Morocco),
- Modather Al Tayeb Karika (Al Hilal, Sudan),
- Mohamed Salah (Roma, Egypt),
- Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille, Cameroon)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund, Gabon),
- Robert Kidiaba (T.P. Mazembe, D.R. Congo),
- Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa, Benin),
- Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, Algeria),
- Sadio Mane (Southampton, Senegal),
- Serge Aurier (PSG, Ivory Coast),
- Seydou Keita (Roma, Mali),
- Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Algeria),
- Stephane Mbia (Trabzonspor, Cameroon),
- Thievy Bifouma (Granada, Congo),
- Victor Wanyama (Southampton, Kenya),
- Vincent Aboubakar (Porto, Cameroon),
- Vincent Enyeama (Lille, Nigeria),
- Yacine Brahimi (Porto, Algeria),
- Yannick Bolasie (Porto, Algeria),
- Yasine Chikhaoui (Al-Gharafa, Tunisia)
- Yaya Toure (Manchester City, Ivory Coast)
