The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of nominees for the men’s categories for the 2024 CAF Awards as anticipation builds for the gala scheduled on Monday 16 December in Marrakech, Morocco.Ten players have been shortlisted for the coveted CAF African Player of the Year just as 10 players feature on the list for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year.𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗠𝗲𝗻) – 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀#CAFAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/1fhdmOay7a— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) October 24, 2024 The list includes: Amine Gouiri (Algeria / Rennes), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique de 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) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)In last year’s awards, Hakimi made it to the finals but lost out to eventual winner Victor Osimhen.Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year at CAF Awards in MarrakechRonwen Williams, who led South Africa to a third-place finish in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, has been nominated in three categories namely: Player of the Year, CAF Goalkeeper of the Year and CAF Interclub Player of the Year.There are also ten nominees for the Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, Club of the Year, and CAF Young Player of the Year.Meanwhile, the CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year category returns with 10 outstanding goalkeepers nominated.##NAJAVA_MECA_8435809##This category continues to spotlight the brilliance of goalkeepers, further enriching the awards ceremony’s scope.The winners of each category will be determined through votes from a diverse panel, including the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, and the Head Coaches & Captains of Member Associations, as well as clubs participating in the group stages of Interclub competitions.The list of nominees for the Women’s categories will be announced shortly.’You cannot develop football if you host games out of your country’ – CAF President Patrice MotsepeFull List of Nominees: 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.
