A very successful year chock full of recognitions for Andre Dede Ayew continues as he makes another awards list shortlist- this time for the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award.
The award is given by the British broadcaster to the best African player in the year under review, and runs concurrently with CAF’s African Footballer of the Year award.
The BBC award, however, is voted for by fans.
The five man shortlist was announced during a live launch in Johannesburg Saturday afternoon- and contains besides Ayew,-Yaya Toure, 2014 winner Algeria’s Yacine Brahimi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sadio Mane.
Voting have been opened, and fans have until 1800 GMT on 30 November to vote- with the winner being announced on Friday December 11 during a special broadcast.
You can either vote here or by sending an SMS from your phone to +44 7786 20 20 08:
Text 1 for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Text 2 for Andre Ayew
Text 3 for Yacine Brahimi
Text 4 for Sadio Mane
Text 5 for Yaya Toure
Ayew is a previous winner, having won the award in 2011.
His profile on the BBC for the award reads, in part…
“Skilful, tenacious and with fine technique, the stocky son of the legendary Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew appears to have found the perfect fit in a league he has long coveted.
“This was the right moment to play in the Premier League and realise my dream,” he told BBC Sport.
“I adjusted well because I came early. I had time to do the whole pre-season, get to know the players and they gave me confidence and responsibility.”
And how he responded, with five goals and one assist from his first 10 Premier League appearances.”