All set for CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco 16 December

By Mark Ogagan

As the countdown to the 2024 CAF Awards continues, the Confédération Africaine de Football officially unveiled the Top Five Nominees in each of the Men’s Categories ahead of the upcoming ceremony.

The 2024 edition of the CAF Awards is set to take place in Marrakech, Morocco on 16 December 2024.

Nigeria and Atalanta of Italy forward, Ademola Lookman is in big contention after making the five-man shortlist for Player of the Year.

He will be challenged by Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), and Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns).

Other categories announced include Goalkeeper of the Year, for which Nigeria and Chippa United safe hands, Stanley Nwabali is in the five-man shortlist.

The glittering ceremony designed to celebrate African football excellence recognizes exceptional performances in both club and national competitions, culminating in the prestigious tites of CAF African Player of the Year in both the men’s and women’s categories.

A total of seven (7) categories have been confirmed by CAF in the Men’s Category of the awards, shortlisting the five top performing players, coaches and teams in each of the categories.

The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024.

MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion)
2. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
3. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
4. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
5. Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

1. Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
2. Yahia Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire / Angers SCO)
3. Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
4. Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria / Chippa United)
5. Ronwen Wlliams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso / RS Berkane)
2. Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’ (Egypt / Zamalek)
3. Hussein El Shahat (Egypt / Al Ahly)
4. Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
5. Ronwen Wlliams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

COACH OF THE YEAR

1. Pedro Goncalves (Angola)
2. Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
3. Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
4. Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
5. Hugo Broos (South Africa)

YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire / Salzburg)
2. Oumar Diakite (Cote d’Ivoire / Reims)
3. Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion)
4. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco)
5. Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)

CLUB OF THE YEAR

1. Al Ahly (Egypt)
2. Zamalek (Egypt)
3. RS Berkane (Morocco)
4. Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
5. Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. Cote d’ivoire
2. DR Congo
3. Nigeria
4. South Africa
5. Sudan