Black Stars midfielder Solomon Asante has been nominated in a 20-man shortlist for the CAF African Based Player of the Year award.
The gifted player who plays for DR Congo side, TP Mazembe, is the second Ghanaian after Emmanuel Clottey to have made the shortlist. Clottey was selected two seasons ago after that category was instituted in 2005.
Asante was instrumental in TP Mazembe’s CAF Champions League campaign which ended at the semi-final stage.
CAF has also unveiled a provisional list of 25 names for its main African Player of the Year award which includes Kwadwo Asamoah.
The winners of both categories will be decided by votes from the head coaches/technical directors of the national associations affiliated to CAF.
The award will be handed out to the deserving winners at a gala ahead of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals on January 8, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.
