A 37-man shortlist for the African Player of the Year has been released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
11 players currently with Premier League clubs are included on the list as Manchester City star Yaya Toure strives to win the prize for a fifth-straight year.
Joining the Ivory Coast midfielder in the running for the top individual prize is in-form Leicester City winger Riyad Mahrez, Crystal Palace ace Yannick Bolasie, Southampton's Sadio Mane and Swansea City signing Andre Ayew.
The remaining six players, who are playing their trade in England, consist of Chelsea's Bournemouth loanee Christian Atsu, injured Cherries winger Max Gradel, Aston Villa forward Rudy Gestede, Stoke City striker Mame Biram Diouf, Norwich City loanee Dieumerci Mbokani and Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama.
Chelsea's Mohamed Salah, who is currently on loan at AS Roma, is also included.
The main threats to Toure and co. appear to be Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia, Borussia Dortmund ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Roma winger Gervinho.
Full list of nominees for the CAF Player of the Year 2015:
Ahmed Musa - CSKA Moscow - Nigeria
Andre Ayew - Swansea City - Ghana
Aymen Abdennour - Valencia - Tunisia
Baghdad Bounedjah - Etoile du Sahel - Algeria
Bassem Morsi - Zamalek - gypt
Christian Atsu - Bournemouth (on loan from Chelsea) - Ghana
Dieumerci Mbokani - Norwich City - DR Congo
El Arbi Soudani - Dinamo Zagreb - Algeria
Faouzi Ghoulam - Napoli - Algeria
Ferebory Dore - Angers - Congo
Gervinho - Roma - Ivory Coast
Ibrahima Traore - Borussia Monchengladbach - Guinea
Javier Balboa - Al Faisaly - Equatorial Guinea
Heldon Ramos - Rio Ave - Cape Verde
Mame Biram Diouf - Stoke City - Senegal
Max Gradel - Bournemouth - Ivory Coast
Mehdi Benatia - Bayern Munich - Morocco
Mudathir El Tahir 'Careca' - Al Hilal - Sudan
Mohamed Salah - Roma - Egypt
Nicolas Nkoulou - Marseille - Cameroon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Borussia Dortmund - Gabon
Robert Kidiaba - TP Mazembe - DR Congo
Rudy Gestede - Aston Villa - Benin
Riyad Mahrez - Leicester City - Algeria
Sadio Mane - Southampton - Senegal
Serge Aurier - Paris Saint-Germain - Ivory Coast
Seydou Keita - Roma - Mali
Sofiane Feghouli - Valencia - Algeria
Stephane Mbia - Trabzonspor - Cameroon
Thievy Bifouma - Granada - Congo
Victor Wanyama - Southampton - Kenya
Vincent Aboubakar - Porto - Cameroon
Vincent Enyeama - Lille - Nigeria
Yacine Brahimi - Porto - Algeria
Yannick Bolasie - Crystal Palace - DR Congo
Yassine Chikhaoui - Al Gharafa - Tunisia
Yaya Toure - Manchester City - Ivory Coast
