The Confederation of African Football (CAF) in partnership with Globacom, a leading telecommunications company that provides GSM and GPRS-based mobile services, has released the shortlist for the Glo-CAF Player of the Year 2009.
Amongst players making the shortlist are Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba (who won the award in 2006) and three-time receipt of the award Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’s (won the award in 2003, 2004, 2005).
Here are the names of players who have been shortlisted by CAF:
Michael Essien (Ghana and Chelsea)
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon and Inter Milan)
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast and Chelsea)
Seydou Keita (Mali and Barcelona)
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast and Barcelona)
In another development, Drogba said it will be tough being away from his club, as he prepares to lead his country to the 2010 African Nations Cup which kicks off in Angola on January 10.
“It will be difficult for me to leave Chelsea for the African Nations because Chelsea pays my wages,” Drogba is quoted by The News of the World as saying.
“Just for that reason it’s going to be difficult to go for a month.
“But I think they understand that we have to go, we have to represent our countries. The other African players want to be here with Chelsea but we need to go.
“It’s a difficult decision to make but the good thing is that the club respects that and shows a lot of respect for the African players.
“I don’t know if I will go to the two-week training camp beforehand. I will speak to the national team manager and [club manager] Carlo Ancelotti to find the best deal for everyone involved.”
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