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Victor Boniface (left) reacted on X after being left off the men's African player of the year shortlist, with Mohamed Salah (right) also missing out The shortlist announcement for the African player of the year award usually draws comment - but the nominations for the 2024 prize have sparked heated debate. Atalanta and Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman is one of 10 contenders for the men's award, but the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has received criticism on social media for some of the names omitted. Lookman's Super Eagles team-mate Victor Boniface and Egypt captain Mohamed Salah are chief among them, with Boniface expressing his own frustrations on X. Replying to a post which highlighted his role in helping Bayer Leverkusen to an unbeaten domestic double, the striker replied: "Rookie of the season. Team of the season. No worry I [don't] play Afcon". Boniface, 23, missed Nigeria's run to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) earlier this year through injury. Ballon d'Or nominee Lookman hunts for greatness Leverkusen's Boniface resets after 'crazy' season Salah, meanwhile, suffered a hamstring injury at the Africa Cup of Nations before Egypt exited in the last 16 in Ivory Coast. But Salah's fine club form for Liverpool was highlighted by website King Fut, which said: "33 goals and 18 assists for club and country. .. and still not enough for a Caf player of the year nomination? "Something seems amiss here. " Also missing from the list of nominees were last year's winner Victor Osimhen, who had a disappointing campaign with Napoli before moving on loan to Galatasaray in September, Real Madrid's Morocco international Brahim Diaz and Senegal forward Sadio Mane. Emerse Fae (right, in white) is in the running for coach of the year after leading Ivory Coast to glory at the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year Form at the Afcon finals certainly appears to have been a major factor in Caf's shortlists. Brighton forward Simon Adingra, who set up both goals in the final for winners Ivory Coast, is named on the player of the year list alongside Nigeria centre-back William Troost-Ekong and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, who both had impressive tournaments. Soufiane Rahimi was nominated after scoring eight goals in Morocco's bronze-winning campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Atlas Lions team-mate Achraf Hakimi also included. Ivory Coast lead the nominations in the national team category and Elephants manager Emerse Fae is in the running for coach of the year after masterminding their fairytale Nations Cup triumph on home soil. Elsewhere, Brighton pair Carlos Baleba and Yankuba Minteh are shortlisted for young player of the year alongside Leicester City midfielder Bilal El Khannouss. The nominees for the women's categories are yet to be announced by Caf, with the awards ceremony to be held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 16 December. Analysis by Isaiah Akinremi, BBC Sport Africa reporter in Lagos Questions have been raised on social media about the criteria used by Caf for its selections for the African player of the year award. Victor Boniface, Mohamed Salah, Mohammed Kudus and Ayoub El Kaabi have all missed out despite sterling club performances. Boniface's absence from the 2023 Afcon might have cost the Nigerian a place in the list despite his remarkable form with Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 21 goals in 34 appearances in all competitions in an unbeaten league and cup double. El Kaabi's impressive record in Europe's Conference League was also not enough to get him on the list, after the Morocco striker bagged 11 goals and put in a match-winning performance in the final against Fiorentina. The impression from supporters is that Caf should consider varying degrees of success with club and country in selecting the best player in Africa. 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