• The Confederation of African Football (CAF) yesterday released the nomination list for the men’s best player
• There were notable omissions from the list, including Nigeria’s Victor Boniface and Egypt’s Mohamed Salah
• Chelsea star Nicolas Jackson has asked CAF why he and others were not included in the nominees list

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson asks the Confederation of African an important question Football (CAF) after excluding him and others from the list of nominees for player of the year.

CAF released a 10-man shortlist yesterday led by top favorite Super Eagles and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman alongside William Troost-Ekong and Achraf Hakimi.

The list has sparked debate on social media as some top stars were left out, including Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.

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Real Madrid striker Brahim Diaz, who switched his international allegiance from Spain to Morocco this year and was tipped by many to finish in the top three, was also not considered.

Jackson reacts to CAF POTY dude

Chelsea forward Jackson is one of them name is circulating on social media in the list of notable omissions, and he has bought into his own hype and posed a question to the governing body.

As discovered by ESPN Africathe striker shared a post on his Instagram story, which mentioned the names of those left out and captioned it with a questioning text.

“What happened @caf_online,” he wrote.

Fans quickly shut down the Senegalese striker’s excitement with claims that because Africa The Cup of Nations was played this year, the award leaning towards top performers in the tournament.

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As noted by Transfer marketthe former Villarreal striker, in his first season at Stamford Bridge, scored 17 goals and provided six assists in 44 game.

He played just 96 minutes at AFCON 2023, coming off the bench in all four matches. His first goal for the Teranga Lions came against Malawi two weeks ago.

Boniface reacts to nomination

Legit.ng reported it Victor Boniface reacted to his nomination after the men’s category for the 2024 CAF Awards was announced last night.

The Bayer Leverkusen star took his usual comic style, but sent a deep message, describing his achievements and adding a cheeky “but no AFCON” at the end.

Source: Legit.ng