Asisat Oshoala who was the topscorer of Awcon was named along with other four for Women's player of the Year as Florence Omagbemi will be challenging for Coach of the Year.
Arsenal Starlet, Alexander Iwobi is looking like favourite to capture Youth Player of the Year while Oghenekaro Etebo will be hoping to retain the Caf Most promising Talent award he won in 2015 but against Compatriot,Kelechi Iheanacho.
Meanwhile, The Dream Team popularly known as Nigeria U-23 national team will be hoping to win the National team of the year award for winning Bronze medal at Rio 2016 while after another continental success,Super Falcons will contest for the Women's national team of the year.
The awards gala will take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday January 5.
The full list of categories and nominations:
Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)
Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Kvarnsvedensik)
Gabrielle ABOUDI ONGUENE (Cameroon & Rossiyanka)
Janine VAN WYK (South Africa & JVW)
Raissa FEUDJIO TCHUANYO (Cameroon & Aland United)
Most promising Talent
Elia MESCHAK (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City)
Naby KEITA (Guinea & RB Leipzig)
Oghenekaro ETEBO (Nigeria & CD Feirense)
Ramadan SOBHI (Egypt & Stoke City)
Youth Player of the Year
Alex IWOBI (Nigeria & Arsenal)
Eric AYIAH (Ghana U-17)
Franck KESSIE (Cote d’Ivoire & Atalanta)
Sandra OWUSU-ANSAH (Ghana & Supreme Ladies)
Sidiki MAIGA (Mali U-20)
Coach of the Year
Florent IBENGE (DR Congo)
Milutin ‘Micho’ SREDOJEVIC (Uganda)
Pitso MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Nacer SANDJAK (MO Bejaia)
Florence OMAGBEMI (Nigeria women’s national team)
Referee of the Year
Papa Gasama, Gambia
Grishea Gehead, Egypt
Malang Diedhiou, Senegal
Club of the Year
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
MO Bejaia (Algeria)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Zamalek (Egypt)
Zesco United (Zambia)
National Team of the Year
DR Congo
Guinea Bissau
Nigeria U-23
Senegal
Uganda
Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
Zimbabwe
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