CAF award: Enyeama makes final cut

NIGERIAN international Vincent Enyeama, has made the final three for the 2014 African Footballer of the Year award.

The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), announced on its official website on Thursday.
 
Enyeama became the first goalkeeper to make the final three of the award which was introduced by Afrique football in 1971, while Moroccan Badou Zaki became the last goalkeeper who claimed the award in 1986.

The Lille of France goaltender who had a superb outing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil last summer, is set to battle with the title holder Ivorian Yaya Toure of Manchester City, while the Borussia Dortmund and Gabonese international, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completes the list.

The winners will be announced at the Glo-Caf Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Lagos.

"Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Ivorian
midfielder Yaya Toure have made the final top three for the 2014 African Player of the Year.

"The trio made the cut following votes from Head Coaches or Technical Director of the National Associations," CAF states on its website.

Another Nigerian international Ahmed Musa made the final five cut as well as the captain of Ghana's Black Stars Asamoah Gyan.

Nigeria is also listed for the National Team of the Year award with Algeria and Libya.

it will be recalled that Toure beat Nigerian John Mikel Obi to the award last January in Lagos.

Caption: Enyeama in a world of his own.