The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced the highly anticipated nominees for the men’s categories of the CAF Awards 2024.
The CAF Awards 2024 recognize exceptional performances by African footballers between January and October 2024.
Ten outstanding players have been shortlisted for the coveted CAF African Player of the Year award, alongside ten nominees for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year.
Among the nominees for the CAF African Player of the Year are two outstanding Nigerian players, Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong, while South African Williams has been nominated in three categories.
As football enthusiasts across Africa eagerly await the ceremony, celebrating the continent’s finest talent, below are all you need to know about the CAF Awards.
All you need to know about 2024 CAF Awards
2024 CAF Awards Categories
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for several categories in the upcoming awards ceremony.
Among the nominees are ten contenders for the prestigious titles of Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year.
In addition to these categories, the CAF Young Player of the Year award will feature ten rising stars under the age of 21.
The African Goalkeeper of the Year category has also returned, with ten exceptional goalkeepers nominated for their outstanding performance throughout the year.
Player of the Year (Men)
Amine Gouiri (Algeria / Rennes)
Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen)
Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion)
Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique Marseille)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco / Al Ain)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
William Troost Ekong (Nigeria / Al Kholood)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Men)
Oussama Benbot (Algeria / USM Alger)
Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
Yahia Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire / Angers SCO)
Lionel Mpasi (DR Congo / Rodez AF)
Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
Djigui Diarra (Mali / Young Africans)
Munir El Kajoui (Morocco / RS Berkane)
Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria / Chippa United)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Oussama Benbot (Algeria / USM Alger)
Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso / RS Berkane)
Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’ (Egypt / Zamalek)
Hussein El Shahat (Egypt / Al Ahly)
Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
Abdul Aziz Issah (Ghana / Dreams FC)
John Antwi (Ghana / Dreams FC)
Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
Yassine Merriah (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Pedro Goncalves (Angola)
Brahima Traore (Burkina Faso)
Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
Jose Gomes (Zamalek)
Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique)
Hugo Broos (South Africa)
Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal)
Kwesi Appiah (Sudan)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Carlos Baleba (Cameroon / Brighton & Hove Albion)
Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire / Salzburg)
Oumar Diakite (Cote d’Ivoire / Reims)
Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion)
Abdul Aziz Issah (Ghana / Dreams FC / Barcelona)
Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco / Leicester City)
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco)
El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal / Slavia Prague)
Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
Club of the Year (Men)
Petro Atletico (Angola)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Zamalek (Egypt)
Dreams FC (Ghana)
RS Berkane (Morocco)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Simba (Tanzania)
Young Africans (Tanzania)
Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National Team of the Year (Men)
Angola
Burkina Faso
Cote d’Ivoire
DR Congo
Morocco
Mozambique
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan
Uganda
How the winners for each category in the CAF Awards Will Be Selected
The winners in each category will be chosen based on votes from a varied panel, which includes the CAF Technical Committee, media experts, and the Head Coaches & Captains of Member Associations, as well as clubs taking part in the group rounds of Interclub competitions.
Who is the current holder of the CAF Player of the Year Award?
Former Napoli and Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen was named the CAF African Player of the Year in 2023.
In the women’s category, Nigerian sensation Asisat Oshoala earned the title of CAF African Women’s Player of the Year.
Where and when is the CAF Awards Ceremony?
The esteemed CAF Award ceremony is scheduled to take place on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.
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