The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has named the final three for its 2015 Player of the Year award, reports BBC Sport.
Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure could be the first man to win the accolade five times.
The Manchester City star is up against Ghana and Swansea's Andre 'Dede' Ayew and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund.
The winner is chosen by head coaches of the FA's affiliated to Caf and will be announced at a gala on 7 January.
Toure, who captained Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title in January, has won the award for the last four years and was named the BBC's 2015 African Player of the Year last week.
