Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mané will battle for the 2016 Glo/Caf African Footballer of the year award after the shortlist was whittled down from 30 names to just three.

The list was pruned to three courtesy of votes from Head Coaches or Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to Caf, Media Committee, Technical & Football committee and a panel of Media Experts. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Islam Slimani of Algeria failed to make the final list.

In the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa) category, the three finalists are Rainford Kabala, Dennis Onyango and Khama Billiat.

The African Football King will be crowned at the awards night holding at the International Convention Centre, Abuja on 5th January, 2017. Winners in other categories will also be announced at the event.

Globacom has been the title sponsor of the awards since 2005.

PSG have reached an agreement with Wolfsburg for the transfer of Julian Draxler.

Draxler, 23, moved to Wolfsburg in the summer of 2015 from Schalke, signing a five-year contract.

How PSG could line up with Julian Draxler

And Goal understands that PSG, who are struggling domestically this season under new manager Unai Emery, have now agreed a deal worth a potential €45 million for the Germany international to move to Parc des Princes.

The Bundesliga side will receive an initial €35m, with the possibility of an extra €10m in bonuses. 

Premier League side Arsenal have been linked with Draxler but he will now move to Paris in January, where he will sign a contract for between three and four years.

PSG are also keen to try and sign Draxler’s team-mate Ricardo Rodriguez, who they see as a long-term replacement for Maxwell and competition for Layvin Kurzawa.

However, any deal would see Rodriguez first loaned back to Wolfsburg for the final six months of the season.