FULL LIST: Ronaldo misses out on FIFA's top football awards list

Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list of missing personalities as FIFA revealed the shortlisted candidates for The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 on Thursday.

A calamitous season with Manchester United that culminated in an acrimonious exit from the club and an under-par exit at the Qatar 2022 World Cup with Portugal may have contributed to Ronaldo's snub from the star shortlist.

While five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo has been snubbed, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are both up for the prestigious award hosted by world football's governing body

It should also be noted that Morocco's spectacular performance at the last World Cup earned them nominations in three categories.

While Achraf Hakimi is nominated for Best FIFA Men's Player, Walid Regragui is up for Best FIFA Men's Coach and Yassine Bounou will be up for Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper.

Other Africans on the shortlist are Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, both in the running for the Best FIFA Men's Player award.

According to FIFA, two expert panels selected the candidates for the player, goalkeeper and manager categories.

FIFA will announce the three finalists in each of the seven categories in early February 2023.

The nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:

Best FIFA Women's Player:

Aitana Bonmatí (Spain / FC Barcelona)

Debinha (Brazil / North Carolina Courage)

Jessie Fleming (Canada / Chelsea FC Women)

Ada Hegerberg (Norway / Olympique Lyonnais)

Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)

Beth Mead (England / Arsenal WFC)

Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)

Alex Morgan (USA / Orlando Pride / San Diego Wave)

Lena Oberdorf (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)

Alexandra Popp (Germany / VfL Wolfsburg)

Alexia Putellas (Spain / FC Barcelona)

Wendie Renard (France / Olympique Lyonnais)

Keira Walsh (England / Manchester City WFC / FC Barcelona)

Leah Williamson (England / Arsenal WFC)

Best FIFA Men's Player:

Julián Álvarez (Argentina / Club Atlético River Plate / Manchester City FC)

Jude Bellingham (England / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund)

Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid CF)

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City FC)

Erling Haaland (Norway / BV Borussia 09 Dortmund / Manchester City FC)

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain FC)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland / FC Bayern München / FC Barcelona)

Sadio Mané (Senegal / Liverpool FC / FC Bayern München)

Kylian Mbappé (France / Paris Saint-Germain FC)

Lionel Messi (Argentina / Paris Saint-Germain FC)

Luka Modrić (Croatia / Real Madrid CF)

Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain FC)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool FC)

Vinícius Junior (Brazil / Real Madrid CF)

FIFA's Best Women's Coach:

Sonia Bompastor (France / Olympique Lyonnais)

Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)

Bev Priestman (England / Canadian National Team)

Pia Sundhage (Sweden / Brazilian National Team)

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany / German National Team)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / England National Team)

FIFA's Best Men's Coach:

Carlo Ancelotti (Italy / Real Madrid CF...