The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the final shortlist for the 2024 Men’s Player of the Year award, revealing the top five nominees on November 18, 2024, exactly a month before the awards ceremony. The nominees were selected based on their stellar performances for both club and country throughout the year.
Final Nominees for CAF Player of the Year:
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria & Atalanta)
- Simon Adingra (Côte d’Ivoire & Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea & Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Other Award Categories:
- National Team of the Year: Nigeria’s Super Eagles are nominated alongside Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, South Africa, and Sudan.
- Goalkeeper of the Year:
- Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
- Yahia Fofana (Côte 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:
- 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:
- Pedro Goncalves (Angola)
- Emerse Fae (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
- Young Player of the Year:
- Karim Konate (Côte d’Ivoire / Salzburg)
- Oumar Diakite (Côte d’Ivoire / Reims)
- Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco)
- Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
- Club of the Year:
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Zamalek (Egypt)
- RS Berkane (Morocco)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
When is the 2024 CAF Awards?
The 2024 CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 16, 2024. The event will honor the best in African football across these categories.
CREDIT: Allneeds, MP3BULLET
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