The five man shortlist for BBC African footballer of year 2018 nominees is out. Though, there’s no Nigerian player shortlisted, but we encourage you to still vote for your best performing player this year.
The contenders
Juventus centre-back Benatia, 31, won his fourth consecutive league
title this year - two with Bayern Munich and two with Juve - and captained
Morocco at this summer's World Cup.
Napoli defender Koulibaly, 27, played his part in his club's
battle with Juve for the Serie A title, including the winner against the
eventual champions in the run-in. He played all 270 minutes for Senegal in the
World Cup.
Liverpool forward Mane, 26, also played in all of Senegal's World
Cup games, captaining his country in two and scoring against Japan. He was the
joint-second top scorer in last season's Champions League - with 10 goals for
Liverpool, including one in the 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid in the final.
Atletico Madrid midfielder Partey, 25, established himself as a first-team
regular for Diego Simeone's side, including a late appearance as a substitute
in the Europa League final win over Marseille. He scored in international
friendlies for Ghana against Japan and Iceland.
Liverpool forward Salah, 26, won the Premier League Golden Boot with
32 goals in May and, like Mane, scored 10 Champions League strikes in their run
to the final. He scored both of Egypt's World Cup goals - 40% of their all-time
total at the tournament.
Voting
details
Vote closes on 2 December at 20:00 GMT.
The final results will be announced in Focus
on Africa on World News and World Service Radio on 14 December, starting at
17.30 GMT.
Courtesy of BBC Sports
