The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a preliminary list of 30 contenders for the 2022 African Player of the Year.

The concert, which returns after a two -year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, will take place in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on July 21, following the latter in the Egyptian city of Hurghada.

The nominees were selected by a panel of technical experts, African football legends and journalists.

The list includes the most outstanding trio, Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Algerian Riyad Mahrez and Senegalese Sadio Mane, as well as Frank Kessir (Italy, Milan, Côte d’Ivoire), Sebastian Haller (Ajax, Amsterdam, Côte d’Ivoire) , Mohamed Abdel Moneim (Al-Ahly (Egypt, Egypt), Mohamed Elneni (Arsenal, Egypt), Mohamed El Shennawi (Al-Ahly, Egypt, Egypt), Ashraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco), Yassin Bono (Seville , Morocco)), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea, Senegal) and others.

Many awards will be given, including best African player, best young player, best team, best coach, goal of the year, best club and more.