Ghana's Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari and Andre Ayew have been named on a 16-man list for the maiden West Africa Football Union Award.
The award is tagged �Best of the Best� and will be presented to any player from West Africa who performs exceptionally during the year under review. The Black Stars trio would would be keen to make the final shortlist of four after the tall list is pruned by organizers of the maiden awards ceremony for the sub-region.
Wafu's list list includes Ivorians-Kader Keita, Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba, Nigeria duo - Yakubu Ayiegbeni and John Obi Mikel, Jonathan Pitroipa and Moumouni Dagano - Burkina Faso and Malian duo; Frederic Kanoute and Seydou Keita.
The rest are Stephane Sessegnon - Benin, Emmanuel Adebayor -Togo, Mamadou Niang - Senegal and Pascal Feindouno - Guinea. The winner will be decided solely by the outcome through phone or SMS voting by the public with the winner named in May this year.
Source: ghanafa.org
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