{"id":32394,"date":"2011-11-19T16:12:33","date_gmt":"2011-11-19T16:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierraexpressmedia.com\/?p=32394"},"modified":"2011-11-19T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-19T16:12:33","slug":"shortlist-revealed-for-bbc-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sierraexpressmedia.net\/?p=32394","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist revealed for BBC award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The five candidates for the 2011 BBC African Footballer of the Year award have been revealed on the BBC’s Sport Today programme.\u00a0 (Photo: Ayew, Eto’o, Gervinho, Keita and Toure are up for the for the 2011 BBC African Footballer of the Year award)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ivorian pair of Yaya Toure and Gervinho as well as Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew of Ghana, Cameroonian Samuel Eto’o andMali’s Seydou Keita made the shortlist.<\/p>\n

The winner will be decided by African football fans, who have until 9 December to vote for their choice.<\/p>\n

Voting for the award will take place via text and online.<\/p>\n

Click here to cast your vote<\/a><\/p>\n

The winner will be announced a week later on 16 December on the BBC’s Sport Today programme.<\/p>\n

BothManchesterCitystriker Yaya Toure and Arsenal midfielder Gervinho starred for Ivory Coastas they qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations by winning all their matches.<\/p>\n

Toure scored the winner for Manchester City as they won the FA Cup while Gervinho was instrumental in Lille’s double in France before he moved to Arsenal.<\/p>\n

2011 BBC AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES<\/span><\/h2>\n
    \n<\/ul>\n
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    • Andre Dede Ayew<\/li>\n
    • Samuel Eto’o<\/li>\n
    • Gervinho<\/li>\n
    • Seydou Keita<\/li>\n
    • Yaya Toure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Ayew, who is one of Ghana’s key players, helped Marseille to win the French League Cup and Super Cup whileMali’s Seydou Keita was part of Barcelona’s historic Champions League winning team.<\/p>\n

      Eto’o netted 21 goals for Italian side Inter Milan before leaving for Russian Anzhi Makhachkalain August and has scored seven goals in eight matches so far this season.<\/p>\n

      The shortlist was determined by a panel of experts across Africa who took into consideration individual skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency, impact on results and fair play.<\/p>\n

      “This shortlist reinforces the importance of African footballers toEurope’s top clubs. It will be intriguing to see who triumphs in the end,” the BBC’s African Football blogger Piers Edwards said.<\/p>\n

      Last year’s winner Asamoah Gyan narrowly missed out on the shortlist.<\/p>\n

      Previous winners of BBC African Footballer of the Year award:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
      2010 – Asamoah Gyan (Sunderland & Ghana)<\/address>\n
      2009 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea & Ivory Coast)<\/address>\n
      2008 – Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly &Egypt)<\/address>\n
      2007 – Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal & Togo)<\/address>\n
      2006 – Michael Essien (Chelsea & Ghana)<\/address>\n
      2005 – Mohamed Barakat (Al Ahly &Egypt)<\/address>\n
      2004 – Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)<\/address>\n
      2003 – Jay Jay Okocha (Bolton & Nigeria)<\/address>\n
      2002 – El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool & Senegal)<\/address>\n
      2001 – Sammy Kuffour (Bayern Munich &Ghana)<\/address>\n
      2000 – Patrick Mboma (Parma & Cameroon)<\/address>\n

      BBC Sport<\/em><\/p>\n

      Stay with Sierra Express Media, for your trusted place in news!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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