Source: Daily_Mail
Drogba and Essien make shortlist for 2009 African Footballer of the Year
Didier Drogba and Michael Essien have been named on the final shortlist for the 2009 African Footballer of the Year award, together with Inter's Samuel Eto'o.[LNB]Chelsea and Ghana midfielder Essien has appeared in the final three in the past four years without winning the honour, while the Blues' Ivory Coast striker Drogba won the gong - decided by the votes of African nations' national coaches - in 2006.[LNB]Barcelona midfielders Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure both made the initial five-man shortlist but were cut in fabour of the Premier League stars, and Eto'o.[LNB]The winner will be announced on March 11 in Ghana.[LNB] Past winner: Drogba[LNB]In the final three: Eto'o[LNB]Consistent: Essien[LNB] I don't need the pressure of living up to Osgood's record, says SturridgeSrna out to impress Tottenham and Chelsea as Shakhtar star faces FulhamChelsea revive interest in Anderlecht superkid Romelu LukakuCHELSEA FC
