African Footballer of the Year 2015 Award 10-Man Shortlist Announced

The 10-man shortlist for the 2015 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year was announced on Monday, with the likes of Manchester City's Yaya Toure and Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among those in contention for the prestigious award.

All but one of the players ply their trade in the top European leagues, and other well-known names on the list include Swansea City star Andre Ayew, Roma's Mohamed Salah and Southampton's Sadio Mane.

Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim—the only player not from a European club—plays for Saudi side Al-Hilal, meaning none of the 10 nominees play their club football in Africa. Here is the list in full, courtesy of Football Italia:

Player	Club Team	Nation
Andre Ayew	Swansea City	Ghana
Aymen Abdennour	Valencia	Tunisia
Mudather Eltaib Ibrahim 'Karika'	Al-Hilal	Sudan
Mohamed Salah	Roma	Egypt
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund	Gabon
Sadio Mane	Southampton	Senegal
Serge Aurier	Paris Saint-Germain	Ivory Coast
Sofiane Feghouli	Valencia	Algeria
Yacine Brahimi	Porto	Algeria
Yaya Toure	Manchester City	Ivory Coast

As Football Italia note, Toure has won the award four years running. His form for Man City has been up and down this year, but after helping the Ivory Coast win the 2015 African Cup of Nations, he could well be in line for a fifth consecutive honour.

Aubameyang is likely his greatest rival for the award, having racked up a stunning 20 goals and five assists for BVB this season.

Per Football Italia, the award ceremony will take place on January 7 in Nigeria.