Heba Press/. sporty
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveiled today, Thursday, the preliminary list of candidates for the various CAF awards (men’s category) for the year 2024, including seven Moroccan nominations.
In a statement, CAF announced the names of ten nominees in each of the seven men’s categories of the CAF Awards, namely the best African player, the best coach in Africa, the best African goalkeeper, the best African national team and the best young African. player. The best player in Africa and the best club in Africa.
He stressed that the awards relate to the period from January to October 2024.
Regarding the Moroccan nominations, the list of candidates to win the prize for the best African player included Achraf Hakimi, the player of Paris Saint-Germain (France), who appeared last year on the short list of competitors for the prize, and Sofiane Rahimi, the player of Al The player of Ain (UAE) also included the list of candidates to win the prize for the best African goalkeeper, Mounir El Kajoui, player of the Nahdet Berkane team.
The Moroccan national team was also on the shortlist to win the Best African Team of the Year 2024 award, having won it last year, alongside Leicester City player Bilal Al-Khanous (England) and Ismail Ben Saghir, player from Monaco (France), who are on the list of candidates to win the prize for the best young African player, while the name of Club Nahdet Berkane is on the list of candidates to win the prize of the Best Club in Africa.
The CAF list includes seven similar awards in the (Women) category.
Today Thursday, the Confederation of African Football officially announced that the city of Marrakech will host the CAF 2024 awards ceremony, on December 16, for the second consecutive year.
