Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan failed to make the final list for the 2014 African Player of the Year.

Gabonese midfielder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and Ivorian midfieder Yaya Toure are the finalists vying for the coveted individual award of Caf.

The trio made the cut following votes from head coaches or technical directors of the various FAs affiliated to Caf.

Ahmed Musa of Nigeria also failed to make the final list.

For the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa), Algerian duo, Akram Djahnit and El Hedi Belamieri are in contention with DR Congo forward Firmin Mubele Ndombe.

The winners will be unveiled at the Glo-Caf Awards Gala on Thursday, January 8 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Below are the top three for the various categories:

African Player of the Year (in alphabetical order)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon and Borussia Dortmund)
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria and Lille)
Yaya Toure (Cote d’Ivoire and Manchester City)

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Akram Djahnit (Algeria and ES Setif)
El Hedi Belamieri (Algeria and ES Setif)
Firmin Mubele Ndombe (DR Congo and AS Vita)

Women’s Player of the Year
Annette Ngo Ndom (Cameroon and Amazon Grimstad)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria and Guingamp)

Youth Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and River Angels)
Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon and Barcelona)
Uchechi Sunday (Nigeria and River Angels)

Most Promising Talent
Clinton N’jie (Cameroon and Olympique Lyon)
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon and Porto)
Yacine Brahimi (Algeria and Porto)

Coach of the Year
Florent Ibenge (DR Congo)
Kheireddine Madoui (ES Setif)
Vahid Halilhodžić (Former coach of Algeria)

National Team of the Year
Algeria
Libya
Nigeria

Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon
Nigeria
Nigeria U-20

Club of the Year
Al Ahly (Egypt)
AS Vita (DR Congo)
ES Setif (Algeria)

Football Leader of the Year
Moise Katumbi Chapwe - President of TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

African Legend award
Oryx Club (Cameroon) – winners of the maiden edition of CAF Champions League 1964
Stade Malien (Mali) - runner up of the maiden edition of CAF Champion’s League 1964