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| Sadio Mane's fine form for Southampton has seen him nominated and linked with Manchester United |
PREMIER LEAGUE stars are among the 37-strong shortlist for the African Player of the Year.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is looking to win the award for the fifth year in a row and is joined by another 11 players from England's top tier.
Southampton's Sadio Mane has been linked with a move to Mancheater United and his fine recent form has been rewarded with a nomination.
Saints team-mate Victor Wanyama is also on the list, along with Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez, Crystal Palace star Yannick Bolasie and Swansea's summer signing Andre Ayew.
Chelsea winger Christian Atsu is currently on loan at Bournemouth and makes the list, as well as Mohamed Salah who is still technically a Chelsea player.
Other names on the list include Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa), Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke), Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich) and Max Gradel (Bournemouth).
Toure's biggest threat comes in the form of Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubamayeng and Bayern Munich's Mehdi Benatia.
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| Sadio Mane's fine form for Southampton has seen him nominated and linked with Manchester United |
Full list of nominees:
Ahmed Musa - CSKA Moscow - Nigeria
Andre Ayew - Swansea City - Ghana
Aymen Abdennour - Valencia - Tunisia
Baghdad Bounedjah - Etoile du Sahel - Algeria
Bassem Morsi - Zamalek - gypt
Christian Atsu - Bournemouth (on loan from Chelsea) - Ghana
Dieumerci Mbokani - Norwich City - DR Congo
El Arbi Soudani - Dinamo Zagreb - Algeria
Faouzi Ghoulam - Napoli - Algeria
Ferebory Dore - Angers - Congo
Gervinho - Roma - Ivory Coast
Ibrahima Traore - B Monchengladbach - Guinea
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| Chelsea's Christian Atsu is on loan at Bournemouth and makes the list |
Javier Balboa - Al Faisaly - Equatorial Guinea
Heldon Ramos - Rio Ave - Cape Verde
Mame Biram Diouf - Stoke City - Senegal
Max Gradel - Bournemouth - Ivory Coast
Mehdi Benatia - Bayern Munich - Morocco
Mudathir El Tahir 'Careca' - Al Hilal - Sudan
Mohamed Salah - Roma - Egypt
Nicolas Nkoulou - Marseille - Cameroon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - B Dortmund - Gabon
Robert Kidiaba - TP Mazembe - DR Congo
Rudy Gestede - Aston Villa - Benin
Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City - Algeria
Sadio Mane - Southampton - Senegal
Serge Aurier - Paris Saint-Germain - Ivory Coast
Seydou Keita - Roma - Mali
Sofiane Feghouli - Valencia - Algeria
Stephane Mbia - Trabzonspor - Cameroon
Thievy Bifouma - Granada - Congo
Victor Wanyama - Southampton - Kenya
Vincent Aboubakar - Porto - Cameroon
Vincent Enyeama - Lille - Nigeria
Yacine Brahimi - Porto - Algeria
Yannick Bolasie - Crystal Palace - DR Congo
Yassine Chikhaoui - Al Gharafa - Tunisia
Yaya Toure - Manchester City - Ivory Coast
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