The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the finalists for the 2024 CAF Awards in the men’s categories.
Among the standout nominees are Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Stanley Nwabali, who have been recognized for their outstanding performances this year.
Ademola Lookman, representing Atalanta, has been shortlisted for Player of the Year, while Stanley Nwabali, who plays for Chippa United, is in contention for Goalkeeper of the Year.
Nigeria has also been nominated for National Team of the Year.
The award ceremony is set to take place on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.
Nominees for Men’s Categories
Player of the Year
– Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton & Hove Albion)
– Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
– Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
– Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
– Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goalkeeper of the Year
– Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
– Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast / 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 Faé (Ivory Coast)
– Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
– Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
– Hugo Broos (South Africa)
Young Player of the Year
– Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast / Salzburg)
– Oumar Diakité (Ivory Coast / 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)
National Team of the Year
– Ivory Coast
– DR Congo
– Nigeria
– South Africa
– Sudan
