Olunga in the field of play. [Photo/goal.com]

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Harambee Stars and Girona FC striker Michael ‘Engineer’ Olunga is among the 30 players who have been shortlisted for the 2017 African Player of the Year Award.

There is also the second -tier category of the African Player of the Year – based in Africa.

The Confederation of African Football published the names of the elite players on Wednesday on its website with the big guns set to slug it out for the top honors at the awards gala to be held on January 4, 2018 in Accra, Ghana.

This is his first time being nominated for the awards.

Other players nominated for the awards include Liverpool's Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane.

ALL THE BEST MICHAEL OLUNGA