Cameroon striker, Benjamin Moukandjo is amongst the eleven shortlisted players in the race to succeed last year’s winner Ghanaian Andre Ayew.

Unveiled last April 1, Moukandjo, who plays for French club Lorient FC seems to be on a good path after earning 12 goals in 25 matches.

Sports pundits thinks, Benjamin Moukandjo will do better than his compatriots Nicolas Nkoulou, second in 2012 and 2013, and Henri Bedimo, 3rd in 2014.

His performance will have to convince the jury of 80 journalists following the French Football League through-out the season.

Since the inception of the award some seven years ago, no Cameroonian footballer has won this title.

Marc-Vivien Foe Prize is an annual award given to the best African football player playing in the French League Cup. This award was created in 2009 by RFI. Since 2011, the awarded is jointly given out by France24 and RFI.

The 8th Marc-Vivien Foé Award will be awarded in May 2016.
List of nominees

GoalKeepers
Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria / LOSC Lille)

Defenders
Serge AURIER (Ivory Coast / Paris Saint Germain), Moustapha Sall (Senegal / AS Saint-Etienne)

Midfielders
Floyd AYITE (Togo / SC Bastia), Ryad Boudebouz (Algeria / HSC Montpellier), Sofiane BOUFAL (Morocco / LOSC Lille), Rachid Ghezzal (Algeria / Olympique Lyonnais), Cheikh Ndoye (Senegal / SCO Angers)

Forwards
Cheick DIABATE (Mali / Girondins Bordeaux), Benjamin Moukandjo (Cameroon / FC Lorient), Abdul Majeed WARIS (Ghana / FC Lorient)
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