Join Sportmasta's coverage of the 2013 GLO/CAF Awards in Lagos, Nigeria
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How
important will John Obi Mikel's performance against Yaya Toure in the
AFCON quarter-final be in the outworking of events tonight? CC
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Colin Udoh hopes Mikel will win it
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Former
Nigeria national team media officer and football analyst Colin Udoh
chimes in on the long held belief that no African player has won the BBC
African Footballer of the Year and the CAF title in the same year. Yaya
Toure is the reigning BBC POTY.
“There is always a first for
everything. But the truth is that either Mikel or Yaya deserves to be
named as Africa’s best. They were superb in the year under review. As a
Nigerian I want Mikel Obi to be the winner,” Udoh told Goal.
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Fighting talk from Aboutrika...after such recent disappointments, he really deserves a moment in the sun. Dove CC
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Mohamed Aboutreika with admirers at the lounge
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A big word from Mohamed Aboutreika: "I'm here to win," he has told Goal.
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Paul Put is disappointed that Jonathan Pitroipa was not listed in the top three
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Ode to the Forgotten Ones:
Burkina
Faso coach Paul Put (who is up for Coach of the Year award) has spoken
of his disappointment at Jonathan Pitroipa's absence from the top three.
“I
am very disappointed that [Jonathan] Pitroipa couldn’t make the top
three despite his exploits at the AFCON. Anyway, I think his major
undoing was not playing for a top European side,” Put told Goal's Shina
Oludare.
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These are the other award categories and recognitions that will be given out tonight:
National Team of the Year
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Youth National team of the Year
Nigeria U 17
Club of the Year
Al Ahly
CS Sfaxien
Orlando Pirates
Fair Play Award
Nigerian Supporter
Coach of the Year
Manu Garba (Nigeria U17)
Stephen Keshi (Nigeria senior men)
Paul Put (Burkina Faso senior men)
Most Promising Talent
Ebenezer Assifuah (Ghana U20)
Saleh Gomaa (Egypt U20)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria U17)
Referee Award
Alioum Neant (Senegal)
Haimoudi Djamel (Algeria)
Papa Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Legend Award
Bruno Metsu (former Senegal coach)
Mehdi Faria (former Morocco coach)
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Did
you know that in its 22 years of existence, the CAF African Player of
the Year award has been won by players from only nine African countries?
Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Mali, Cameroon, Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo
and Morocco (the only non-West African victory).
Read our article about the key numbers in the Caf awards:
Goal.comThe CAF African Footballer of the Year award in numbers
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Ivoirian television analyst Mamadou Gaye has spoken to our correspondent Shina Oludare about his choice for the award. Hear him
“As
an Ivorian, I am tipping Yaya Toure. In Ivory Coast, they are all
expecting Yaya Toure to win the award in order to get over the pains of
losing to Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations,” Gaye told Goal.
“The
award is all about individual brilliance and Yaya Toure has outshined
Mikel in this aspect. Should Obi Mikel win, we will celebrate with him,”
he said.
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Ivory Coast TV analyst Mamadou Gaye expects Yaya Toure to retain the award tonight
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And
just to remind you, the comperes for tonight's gala are former Nigeria
international Sunday Oliseh and South African TV journalist Carol
Shabalala. It promises to be a great one.
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Lest
we forget, there's also the category for Africa-based Player of the
Year where veteran Egyptian Mohamed Aboutreika is contesting against his
compatriot Ahmed Fathy and Nigeria's Sunday Mba. Like many people, I
think that Aboutreika will win it again. It should be a fitting send off
for him as he retires from football.
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The
awards cocktail and 'green carpet' begins at 7pm (WAT). Afterwards, the
main ceremonies will begin about an hour or two afterwards.
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25
players began the race for the award before they were cut down to 10
and eventually three players were left. Here's our article with the
original 25-man list:
Goal.comMikel, Yaya, Emenike in Caf African player of the year list
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Entrance to the awards venue at the Eko Convention Centre
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Three
players have been shortlisted for the 2013 CAF African Player of the
Year award - Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and John Obi Mikel. As the
ceremony is being hosted in Nigeria this year, many locals here are
rooting for Mikel to win it. There's cause for optimism as the last time
the awards were held in Nigeria, Emmanuel Adebayor won it. Remember,
Adebayor's parents hailed from Nigeria. Maybe that's good omen for
Mikel.
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Welcome
to Goal's LIVE coverage of the 2013 GLO/CAF Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.
My name is Lolade Adewuyi and I will be your eyes right here inside the
Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island. Stay with me and chime in with
your comments as well.
Mikel faced yaya in the afcon and DEFEATED him!
To my Ivorian friend, yes i have agreed wt you but to some extent. yaya is till our best African footballer. but what happened what he is on national duty? Why not him transform the same form to improve our African football during the international football events? To me not because am a nigerian, i think Mikel should be awarded because he plays to improve our African game whenever he's on national duties. Hence last year was his best year and he did well for Africa during the Cup of Nations.by Christian Nyong 8:54 AM
looking at the facts that Mikel plays a significant role in CAF 2013, he deserved the award but individual performance may aid Yaya Toure to emerge winner.
On ma kneel prayin to God for our Mikel to b crowned the african footballer of the year... Evenin!
I hope this time around Nigeria player will win itby Olusesan Adesanya 8:25 AM