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Four-time winner Yaya Toure has failed to make the five-man shortlist for the African Player of the Year award, with three other Premier League stars in the running. The Manchester City midfielder has just returned to favour with his club, making his first league appearance of the season and scoring twice in the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. Sadio Mane of Liverpool is in contention for this years accolade His period in exile from the City first team has seen Toure, who was angry at not winning the last African award, miss out on selection from the voting panel. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Dont delay! Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane and Islam Slimani are among the five in contention for the prize, along with current holder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and former Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah. Toure celebrates after the Ivory Coast won last years Africa Cup of Nations The award winner will be announced on January 5, the African football confederation (CAF) said.Toure was sidelined during a dispute between his agent, Dimitri Seluk, and City manager Pep Guardiola, who demanded an apology for a series of scathing comments in the media made by the Ivorians representative. Mahrez (second left) was a stellar light in Leicesters stunning title success An apology from Toure earlier this month saw the 33-year-old phased back into the first-team matchday squad. Guardiola sold Toure to City in 2010 and he has made more than 250 appearances for the club The 33-year-old railed against the verdict in January 2016 when Aubameyang ended his four-year reign as Africas top player, saying it brought shame on Africa and was indecent that his own achievement as the Africa Cup of Nations-winning captain was not sufficiently recognised.Toure has since retired from international football. Yaya Toure trained with Manchester Citys squad, despite being ineligible to play against Borussia Monchengladbach Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Champions League permutations Pep ponders Yaya CL recall Transfer Centre LIVE! International football news Air Max 97 Undefeated Cheap . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Air Max 95 Mens Sale . The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Rodriguez sued the union and Major League Baseball to overturn an arbitrators decision suspending him for the 2014 season and post-season. http://www.wholesale95airmax.com/ .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. Cheap Air Max 95 . The Brazilian goalkeeper signed a loan deal with the Major League Soccer club on Friday as he looks to get playing time ahead of this summers World Cup in his home country. Nike Air Max 97 Mens Clearance . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. PITTSBURGH -- Antonio Brown is hitting the right tone with his customized footwear over Veterans Day weekend.Brown will honor former NFL player Pat Tillman with red, white and blue cleats, which hell wear during pregame workouts before the Pittsburgh Steelers matchup with the Dallas Cowboys?at Heinz Field on Sunday.Photos of the cleats -- provided by Browns artist, Corey Pane -- show images of Tillman as an Arizona Cardinals safety and a United States Army Ranger. TILL and MAN are displayed on the heels, along with the No. 40.In 2002, Tillman left a fruitful NFL career to serve his country in the war in Afghanistan. He died by friendly fire in 2004.Brown has worked with Panne, a Connecticut-based artist, all season on various cleat designs.ddddddddddddIn 2016, Browns cleats have displayed tributes to his four children and deceased athletes such as Jose Fernandez, Arnold Palmer and Muhammad Ali.After an NFL uniform inspector told Brown several times to change his cleats after kickoffs -- only standard-issue game cleats are permitted for in-game use -- Brown has decided to wear his customized cleats for pregame workouts only.The receiver has 55 catches for 677 yards and six touchdowns through eight games this season. ' ' '