Ed Dove profiles five Africa-based players who should have been shortlisted for the Caf award
The Confederation of African Football have whittled down their longlist for the African Interclub Player of the Year award to a final five, with Anice Badri, Kodjo Fo Doh Laba, Taha Yassine Khenissi, Tarek Hamed and Youcef Belaïli the players still in contention for the prize.
However, several Africa-based stars were overlooked for the original list despite their exploits in Caf competitions over the last 12 months.
Here are five who, in the opinion of Goal Africa's Ed Dove, ought to have made the cut.