Senegal's Sadio Mane and Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala have a chance to retain their Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Player of the Year awards after the organisers cut down its shortlist in the men and women's categories.
Mane, the last man to be crowned Africa's best player back in 2019, will go up against former Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah of Egypt and compatriot Edouard Mendy of Chelsea.
Riyad Mahrez, Naby Keita, Vincent Aboubakar, Karl Toko Ekambi, Achraf Hakimi, Sebastien Haller and Kalidou Koulibaly have all fallen by the wayside from the 10-long list released over a week ago.