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HIBAPRESS-RABAT-CAF
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially revealed the list of five finalists nominated in each men’s category of the CAF Awards 2024.
The prestigious ceremony of CAF Awards 2024 will take place in Marrakech, Morocco on December 16, 2024.
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns) are among the contenders for the prestigious title of African Player of the Year.
Other categories announced today 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
The ceremony, which pays tribute to the excellence of African football, aims to recognize exceptional performances achieved both in clubs and in national competitions, with the awarding of prestigious titles of African Player of the Year in the male and female categories.
A total of seven categories were confirmed by CAF in the men’s category, and the best five players, coaches and teams were selected in each of these categories.
THE CAF Awards 2024 cover the period from January 2024 to October 2024.
Top 5 (in alphabetical order of member associations)
African Player of the Year
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns) Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton & Hove Albion) Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain) Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
Goalkeeper of the Year
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns) André Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United) Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast / Angers SCO) Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly) Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria / Chippa United)
Interclub Player of the Year
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns) Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso / RS Berkane) Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” (Egypt / Zamalek) Hussein El Shahat (Egypt / Al Ahly) Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
Coach of the Year
Hugo Broos (South Africa) Pedro Gonçalves (Angola) Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast) Marcel Koller (Al-Ahly) Sébastien Desabre (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Young Player of the Year
Karim Konate (Ivory Coast / Salzburg) Oumar Diakite (Ivory Coast / Reims) Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion) Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco) Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
Club of the Year
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) Al Ahly (Egypt) Zamalek (Egypt) RS Berkane (Morocco) Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National Team of the Year
South Africa Ivory Coast Nigeria Democratic Republic of Congo Sudan
