African Footballer of the Year Nominees

(From soccernet.com) African gong list:

• Samuel Eto'o
• Didier Drogba
• Michael Essien
• Emmanuel Adebayor
• Marouane Chamakh

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said the list would be whittled down to three candidates on November 19 after a vote of the coaches of the continent's 53 national teams.