CAF Unveils Nominees for CAFAwards24 Ahead of December Ceremony in Marrakech
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the men’s categories of the CAFAwards24, set to take place on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco. This year’s awards cover the period from January to October 2024.
Ten players have been shortlisted for the prestigious CAF African Player of the Year award, alongside ten nominees for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year.
Notable nominees include Amine Gouiri (Algeria/Rennes), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain), and Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns), who is nominated in three categories.
Additionally, the CAF Coach of the Year category features nominees from the top-performing nations at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
Each main category includes ten nominees, with categories for Young Player of the Year and African Goalkeeper of the Year also showcasing ten rising stars and outstanding goalkeepers, respectively.
Winners will be determined by votes from a diverse panel, including the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, and coaches and captains from member associations and clubs in Interclub competitions.
The nominees for the women’s categories will be announced soon. In 2023, Victor Osimhen was named CAF African Player of the Year, while Asisat Oshoala took home the title for CAF African Women’s Player of the Year.
Full List of Nominees (in alphabetical order by Member Association)
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
