William Troost-Ekong
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has become the first player to be named African Footballer of the Year four years in a row.
draw for Confederation Cup held
preliminary round draw
Ivory Coast and Mali will play against Nigeria as the two sides prepare for the Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.
Sunday Oliseh fears for future of Nigerian football
Brahimi wins BBC African Footballer of the Year award 2014 - The 24-year-old midfielder becomes the first Algerian to win the award, which is decided by football fans.
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
Guinea are Africa's highest risers in Fifa's world rankings for November.
Voting for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 closed at 18:00 GMT on Monday, 24 November.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has been urged not to try to stay in the job after failing to qualify the team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
William Troost-Ekong