Algeria: Baghdad Bounedjah (Etoile Sahel/TUN), Yacine Brahimi (Porto/POR), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia/ESP), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli/ITA), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), El-Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO)
Benin: Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa/ENG)
Cape Verde: Heldon Ramos (Rio Ave/POR)
Congo Brazzaville: Thievy Bifouma (Granada/ESP), Ferebory Dore (Angers/FRA)
Cameroon: Vincent Aboubakar (Porto/POR), Stephane Mbia (Trabzonspor/TUR), Nicolas Nkoulou (Marseille/FRA)
Democratic Republic of Congo: Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace/ENG), Robert Kidiaba (TP Mazembe), Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich City/ENG)
Egypt: Bassem Morsy (Zamalek), Mohamed Salah (Roma/ITA)
Equatorial Guinea: Javier Balboa (Al Faisaly/KSA)
Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund/GER)
Ghana: Christian Atsu (Bournemouth/ENG), Andre Ayew (Swansea City/ENG)
Guinea: Ibrahima Traore (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)Ivory Coast: Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Gervinho (Roma/ITA), Max Alain Gradel (Bournemouth/ENG), Yaya Toure (Manchester City/ENG, title-holder)
Kenya: Vincent Wanyama (Southampton/ENG)
Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama (Lille/FRA), Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow/RUS)
Mali: Seydou Keita (Roma/ITA)
Morocco: Mehdi Benatia (Bayern Munich/GER)
Senegal: Mame Biram Diouf (Stoke City/ENG), Sadio Mane (Southampton/ENG)
Sudan: Mudather Eltaib (Al Hilal)
Tunisia: Aymen Abdennour (Valencia/ESP), Yassine Chikhaoui (Al Gharafa/QAT)
Africa-based Footballer of the Year (24 nominees)
Algeria: Zinedine Ferhat, Mohamed Meftah (both USM Alger), Baghdad Bounedjah (Etoile Sahel/TUN), Abdelmalek Ziaya (Entente Setif)
Burkina Faso: Mohamed Koffi (Zamalek/EGY)
Congo Brazzaville: Boris Moubhio (AC Leopards)
Democratic Republic of Congo: Robert Kidiaba (TP Mazembe)
Egypt: Hazem Emam, Bassem Morsy (both Zamalek)
Equatorial Guinea: Felix Ovono (Orlando Pirates/RSA)
Gabon: Malick Evouna (Al Ahly/EGY)
Ivory Coast: Roger Assale, Sylvain Gbohouo (both TP Mazembe/COD)
Madagascar: Carolus Andriamahitsinoro (USM Alger/ALG)
Mali: Djigui Diarra (Stade Malien)
Morocco: Abdeladim Khadrouf (Moghreb Tetouan)
South Africa: Kermit Erasmus, Thamsanqa Gabuza, Oupa Manyisa (all Orlando Pirates)
Sudan: Bakry ‘Al Medina’ Babiker (Al Merrikh), Mudather Eltaib (Al Hilal)
Tanzania: Mbwana Samatta (TP Mazembe/COD)
Tunlsia: Ahmed Akaichi, Hocine Ragued (both Esperance)
