The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the top five nominees in each of the men’s categories ahead of the highly anticipated CAF Awards 2024. The prestigious event will take place on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.
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The CAF Player of the Year 2024 race features a diverse lineup of talent, including a goalkeeper, two forwards, a midfielder, and a defender. Competing for the coveted prize are:
- Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire/Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Other categories announced include:
- Goalkeeper of the Year
- Interclub Player of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Young Player of the Year
- Club of the Year
- National Team of the Year
Player of the Year Nominees
- Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire/Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goalkeeper of the Year Nominees
- Andre Onana (Cameroon/Manchester United)
- Yahia Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire/Angers SCO)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt/Al Ahly)
- Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria/Chippa United)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Interclub Player of the Year Nominees
- Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso/RS Berkane)
- Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’ (Egypt/Zamalek)
- Hussein El Shahat (Egypt/Al Ahly)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt/Al Ahly)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Year Nominees
- Pedro Goncalves (Angola)
- Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
- Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
Young Player of the Year Nominees
- Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire/Salzburg)
- Oumar Diakite (Cote d’Ivoire/Reims)
- Yankuba Minteh (Gambia/Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco/AS Monaco)
- Lamine Camara (Senegal/AS Monaco)
Club of the Year Nominees
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Zamalek (Egypt)
- RS Berkane (Morocco)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National Team of the Year Nominees
- Cote d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Sudan
The CAF Awards 2024 will honor performances between January 2024 and October 2024, celebrating the finest talents across African football.
