There is no Ghanaian player in the provisional 24-man list for the African player of the Year-Based in Africa award, CAF confirmed on Sunday.
None of Ghana’s quintet- Solomon Asante, Daniel Nii Adjei, Yaw Frimpong, Gladson Awako and Richard Kissi-at TP Mazembe who have reached the final of this year’s CAF Champions League was included.
But teammates Mbwana Aly Samatta (Tanzania), Sylvain Gbohouo (Ivory Coast), Roger Assale (Ivory Coast), Robert Kidiaba (DR Congo) are on the list.
Zamalek striker Bassem Morsi and his teammates fullback Hazem Emam and Burkinabe defender Mohamed Koffi made it.
Morsi was instrumental in Zamalek's triumphant campaign last season, that saw the club win the double (domestic league and Egypt Cup) for the first time since 1988.
He was Zamalek's top scorer on the season with 18 goals, two goals behind league's top scorer Hossam Salama who scored 20 goals.
Full list:Â
1.Abdeladim Khadrouf (Moghreb Tetouan, Morocco) Morocco
2. Abdelmalek Ziaya (ES SETIF, Algeria) Algeria
3. Ahmed AKAICHI (Espérance de Tunis, Tunisa) Tunisia
4. Andiramahitsinoro Carolus (USMA, Algeria) Madagascar
5. Baghdâd Bounedjah (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia) Algeria
6. Bakri el Madina (El Merriekh, Sudan) Sudan
7. Bassem Morsi (Zamalek, Egypt) Egypt
8. Boris Moubhio (AC. Leopards, Congo) Congo
9. Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien, Mali) Mali
10. Felipe Ovono (Orlando Pirates, South Africa) Equatorial Guinea
11.Guelassiognon Sylvain GBOHOUO (T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo) Côte d’Ivoire
12.Hazem Emam (Zamalek, Egypt) Egypt
13.Hocine Ragued (Espérance de Tunis, Tunisia) Tunisia
14.Kermit Erasmus (Orlando Pirates, South Africa) South Africa
15.Malick Evouna (Al Ahly, Egypt) Gabon
16.Mbwana Aly Samatta (T.P Mazembé, D.R Congo) Tanzania
17.Mohamed Koffi (Zamalek, Egypt) Burkina Faso
18.Mohamed Meftah (USMA, Algeria) Algeria
19.Moudather el Tahir (AL HILAL, Sudan) Sudan
20.Oupa Manyisa (Orlando Pirates, South Africa) South Africa
21.Robert Kidiaba (T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo) D.R Congo
22.Roger Assalé (T.P Mazembe, D.R Congo) Cote d’Ivoire
23.Thamsanqa Gabuza (Orlando Pirates, South Africa) South Africa
24. Zein Edin Farahat (USMA, Algeria) Algeria