Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson seeks answers from CAF after he and Mo Salah are both left OFF shortlist for 2024 African Player of the Year award
- Ten footballers have been nominated for the African Player of the Year award
- But Nicolas Jackson and Mohamed Salah are not on the list of nominees
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday announced its 10-man shortlist for the 2024 African Player of the Year award.
Right-back Achraf Hakimi of Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain were among the nominees, as were Nigeria and Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman.
Ivory Coast and Brighton winger Simon Adingra was the only Premier League player to make the list, which also included Amine Gouiri, Edmond Tapsob, Chancel Mbemba, Serhou Guirassy, Soufiane Rahimi, William Troost-Ekong and Ronwen Williams.
Among the star names who missed out on a nomination were Senegalese Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and Liverpool’s Egyptian king Mohamed Salah.
Jackson responded to the news of his criticism on his Instagram Story, where he shared a message from journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Nicolas Jackson, 23, has not been nominated for the 2024 African Player of the Year award
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah also failed to make the 10-man shortlist for the award
But Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman, pictured (left) in action for Nigeria, was nominated
Achraf Hakimi, pictured (left) playing for Morocco at the 2024 Olympics, was also shortlisted
Romano had initially uploaded a photo of Salah, alongside the words: ‘Some players have been ELIMINATED from the list for the 2024 African Player of the Year released today…
‘Mo Salah, Mohammed Kudus, Brahim Diaz, Victor Boniface and Nicolas Jackson.’
In addition to reposting Romano’s message, Jackson also added a few words of his own.
The 23-year-old asked: ‘What happened @CAF_online’?
Jackson scored 17 goals in 44 games for Chelsea last season, but scored just one goal in 12 international games for Senegal in 2024.
Jackson responded to news of his criticism by taking to Instagram and sending a message to the CAF
Jackson (centre) scored just one goal in twelve international matches for Senegal in 2024
Meanwhile, Salah found the net 25 times in 44 appearances for Liverpool during the 2023/24 season.
Salah has earned eight caps and scored four goals for his country by 2024.