The five nominees for the 2012 CAF African Player of the Year award have been announced recently. Manchester City’s midfielder Yaya Toure, who won the award last year, will try to defend it in the competition of Ivorian compatriot Didier Drogba of Shanghai Shenhua, Senegalese striker Demba Ba of Newcastle United, Ghanaian forward Andre Ayew of Olympique de Marseille and Cameroonian defensive midf…