Victor Moses, William Troost-Ekong: Super Eagles stars make CAF shortlist for 2017 African Player of the Year award

The winner of the awards will be announced at the Awards Gala which will hold in January 2018.

Super Eagles stars Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong have been included in the 30-man shortlist for the 2017 African Player of the Year award.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday, November 1 released a 30-man shortlist for the award.

The shortlist for the African Player of the Year-Based in Africa has also been released.

 

The winner of the awards will be announced at the Awards Gala which will hold on Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Accra, Ghana.

Moses makes the 30-man shortlist for the African Player of the Year following his exploits for Chelsea in the year under review.

The 27-year-old was an influential part of Antonio Conte’s team that won the 2017 Premier League title.

Moses made 22 consecutive Premier League starts from September 2016 to April 2017. 28 league starts and 33 league appearances in total this season.

He is the Nigerian player with the most Premier League appearances for a title-winning team ever.

Moses also helped Nigeria seal qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Troost-Ekong also had a good year impressing for Norwegian side FK Haugesund and the Super Eagles. He now plays his football in Turkey with Bursaspor.