Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has made the ten-man shortlist by CAF for the 2013 African Player of the Year award.

The Al Ain striker joins reigning Player of the Year, Yaya Toure and a host of other stars on the shortlist decided by the votes from members of the Technical & Development and the Media Committees from the initial 25-man list.

Gyan is the only Ghana international on the list after Kwadwo Asamoah missed the cut.

The winners will be announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ten-man shortlist

Name: Ahmed Musa

Country: Nigeria

Club: CSKA Moscow (Russia)

Name: Asamoah Gyan

Country: Ghana

Club: Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)

Name: Didier Drogba

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

Club: Galatasaray (Turkey)

Name: Emmanuel Emenike

Country: Nigeria

Club: Fenerbahce (Turkey)

Name: John Obi Mikel

Country: Nigeria

Club: Chelsea (England)

Name: Jonathan Pitroipa

Country: Burkina Faso

Club: Stade Rennes (France)

Name: Mohamed Aboutreika

Country: Egypt

Club: Ahly (Egypt)

Name: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Country: Gabon

Club: Borussia Dortmund (Germany)

Name: Vincent Enyeama

Country: Nigeria

Club: Lille (France)

Name: Yaya Toure

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

Club: Manchester City (England)