FIFA has revealed the 23 nominees for the FIFA Best Men's Player of the Year, but snubbed the following 10 stars, including one of Africa's finest.
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The world football body and France Football ended their six-year collaboration to announce the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
While the French publication had already unveiled their 30 nominees for the Ballon d'Or, FIFA revealed their 23-man list for the FIFA Best Men's Player – formerly known as FIFA World Player of the Year – on Friday.
It came as surprise that Africa's Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was snubbed for the shortlist of the prestigious award.
The 27-year-old finished the 2015/16 Bundesliga season with 39 goals and started the new campaign with 10 goals in 13 games. However, Aubameyang was surprisingly snubbed for the shortlist, while Riyad Mahrez is the only African among the nominees.
Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller was another massive name, who didn't appear on the FIFA Best Men's Player shortlist.
The Germany international's omission might be more plausible because he failed to score any goals at the 2016 UEFA European Championship title and also struggled in key games for Bayern, missing a crucial penalty as his side got eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.
Read: FIFA Announce 23 Nominees For World Player Of The Year, Snub African Star
In fact, there are as many as 10 players who made France Football's 30-man Ballon d'Or shortlist, but didn't appear among the nominees for FIFA's World Player of the Year.
If you want to see the 10 names snubbed for the Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award, including one Real Madrid star, click through the gallery and let us know which other names should be on the list.
