Eto'o was voted third in Fifa's World player last year

Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is the only African player to have made the 55-man shortlist for honours at the World XI awards organised by FIFPro.

FIFPro, the international players' union, announced the list from a poll taken from its 43,000 members at a congress in Brazil.

Eto'o, who plays for the Spanish side Barcelona, is in contention to make the final eleven, which will be announced in Athens on 6 November.

The striker, who was voted third in Fifa's World player of the year award for 2005, has been Africa's top player for each of the last three seasons.