The organizers of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo have published the list of 20 nominees for the title of best African cyclist in 2015.

This trophy was created in 2012 to reward the riders for their results on the continent and in the rest of world and to make African cycling more popular.

The jury, chaired by Bernard Hinault, five-time winner of the Tour de France, and made up of sports leaders, coaches, managers, African and European journalists, will vote for the successor Natnael Berhane (2012), Louis Meintjes (2013) and Mekseb Debesay (2014).

The results will be announced on December 17.

These are the 20 riders competing for the prize:

4 Eritreans

BERHANE Natnael (MTN-Qhubeka) 
DEBESAY Mekseb (Bike Aid)
KUDUS Merhawi (MTN-Qhubeka)
TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel (MTN-Qhubeka)

3 Algerians
BARBARI Adil (Centre Mondial UCI)
BELMOKHTAR Abdelkader (Groupement Sportif Pétrolier)
REGUIGI Youcef (MTN-Qhubeka)

3 Moroccans

HADDI Soufiane (Skydive Dubaï)
LAHSAINI Mouhssine
MRAOUNI Salaheddine 

3 Rwandans

NDAYISENGA Valens (Centre Mondial UCI)
NSENGIMANA Jean-Bosco 
UWIZEYIMANA Bonaventure

3 South Africans

IMPEY Daryl (Orica-GreenEdge)
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Jacques (MTN-Qhubeka)
MEINTJES Louis (MTN-Qhubeka)

1 from Burkina Faso

OUEDRAOGO Rasmané

1 from Cameroun

KAMZONG Clovis

1 Ethiopian
GRMAY Tsgabu (Lampre-Merida)

1 Tunisian
CHTIOUI Rafaa (Skydive Dubaï)