Who will succeed Daniel Teklehaimanot as the best African rider of the year?

Having won the title in 2015, mainly because of his polka dot jersey at the Critérium du Dauphiné and his stint in the lead of the mountains classification in the Tour de France, the rider of the Dimension Data team is one of the candidates to succeed himself. However, he is certainly not the favorite. Instead, that honour goes to Louis Meintjes, the first African to finish in the top 10 of the Tour de France with a ninth place finish. The South African, already honored in 2013, was also seventh in the Olympic Games and eighth at the Criterium du Dauphine. 

The results will be announced on December 21. Below is the list of nominated riders. 

ABELOUACHE Essaid (Morocco, Nasr Dubai) 
ARERUYA Joseph (Rwanda) 
BARBARI Adil (Algeria, Nasr Dubai) 
BERHANE Natnael (Eritrea - Dimension Data) 
CISSE Isiaka (Ivory Coast - SC Nice Jollywear) 
EYOB Metkel (Eritrea - Dimension Data for Qhubeka ) 
GRMAY Tsgabu (Ethiopia - Lampre-Merida) 
IMPEY Daryl (South Africa - Orica BikeExchange) 
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt (South Africa - Dimension Data) 
JELLOUL Adil (Morocco - Skydive Dubai) 
KAMZONG Clovis (Cameroon) 
LAGAB Azzedine (Algeria) 
LAHSAINI Mouhssine (Morocco) 
MANSOURI Abderrahmane (Algeria) 
MEINTJES Louis (South Africa - Lampre Merida) 
NDAYISENGA Valens (Rwanda - Dimension Data for Qhubeka) 
NSENGIMANA Jean-Bosco (Rwanda - Team Stradalli-Bike Aid) 
OKUBAMARIAM Tesfom (Eritrea - Sharjah Team ) 
SORGHO Mathias (Burkina Faso) 
TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel (Eritrea-Dimension Data)