CAF Awards 2024: Lookman, Fae, Onana in; Osimhen, Diaz, Peseiro out — Full list of Nominees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the official list of nominees for the men’s categories at the 2024 CAF Awards, Soccernet.ng reports.

The awards ceremony, set to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, on 16 December 2024, will honour outstanding performances in African football from January to October 2024.

This year’s edition follows the 2023 awards, where Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen was named African Player of the Year, while Asisat Oshoala earned the women’s award.

Despite his impressive showing for Nigeria at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Osimhen has missed out on the top 10 nominees for this year’s award, alongside national team coach Jose Peseiro, who led the Super Eagles to the AFCON final.

Notably, players like Brahim Diaz and Victor Boniface were also expected to feature in the Player of the Year list but were omitted, likely due to their non-participation in the 2023 AFCON tournament.

Here is the full 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

Ayomide Oguntimehin

Ayomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and an Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories. Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work. With a Bachelor's degree in English Language from Adeyemi College of Education and a Master's Degree in School Library and Media Technology from the University of Ibadan, Ayomide is well-prepared to excel in the field.

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  • You’ve taken a fresh approach to a familiar topic. It’s both innovative and thought-provoking. Well done!

  • The CAF Awards nominees reflect the incredible talent in African football, highlighting key players and goalkeepers whose performances have left a mark on the 2024 season, though some expected names, like Victor Osimhen, were notably absent.

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