Congratulations Eric Bailly for African Player of the Year, 2016 Nomination.

Our very own Eric Bailly has been nominated for the 2016 African Player of the Year award. #Congratulations

Bailly's nomination comes after his outstanding performance last season with Villareal and now, his continued top form #Beastmode performance at Man United.

Bailly faces serious competition from Premier League Player of the Year and favorite Riyad Mahrez and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Nigeria tops the list with the most nominations while

Here's the full list of 30 nominated players:

1. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Leicester City),

2. El Arabi Hillel Soudani (Algeria & Dinamo Zagreb),

3. Islam Slimani (Algeria & Leicester City),

4. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon & Antalyaspor),

5. Benjamin Mounkandjo (Cameroon & Lorient),

6. Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast & Paris St Germain),

7. Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast & Manchester United),

8. Gervinho (Ivory Coast & Hebei Fortune),

9. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Roma),

10. Mohamed Elneny (Egypt & Arsenal)

11. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund),

12. Andre Ayew (Ghana & West Ham),

13. Victor Wanyama (Kenya & Tottenham),

14. William Jebor (Liberia & Wydad Athletic Club),

15. Mehdi Benatia (Morocco & Juventus),

16. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax),

17. Mikel John Obi (Nigeria & Chelsea),

18. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria & Manchester City),

19. Ahmed Musa (Nigeria & Leicester City),

20. Cedric Bakambu (DR Congo & Villareal),

21. Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo & Everton),

22. Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool),

23. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli),

24. Keegan Dolly (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns),

25. Itumeleng Khune (South Africa & Kaizer Chiefs),

26. Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk),

27. Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia & Valencia),

28. Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia & Sunderland),

29. Dennis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns),

30. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)

#EricBailly #Nominations