The shortlist for the best football player in 2016, otherwise known as Ballon d’Or, has been released and there isn’t a single Nigerian player on the list.
France Football magazine has revealed the 30-man shortlist on Monday.
Fifa ended its association with the award in September.
Notable players on the list include, Algeria international and Leicester City player Riyad Mahrez and his Leicester City team mate James Vardy, Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, and Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne and Sergio Aguero.
France international and West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet is also on the shortlist.
The list also features past winners Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.
Another prominent name on the shortlist and current CAF player of the year, Gabonese international, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Full list of nominated players:
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Luka Modric (Real Madrid), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Dimitri Payet (West Ham), Pepe (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Manchester United), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)
