The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set for the 2024 football awards with Nigeria contesting for some of the top honours.
The 2024 awards will be hosted at the Palais des Congrès, Marrakech on Monday, December 16 in Marrakech, Morocco with 19 categories of awards set to be worn.
According to CAF Online, Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi, Ademola Lookman, and Ronwen Williams have all been lined up for the CAF Awards 2024 Player of the Year Top Prize.
Other categories to look out for in the award ceremony include Goalkeeper of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Club of the Year, and National Teams of the Year.
Let's take a look at some of the award categories Nigerian stands a good chance of winning in tonight’s award ceremony.
Possible CAF Awards Nigeria could win
Nigeria have been nominated in some prestigious categories in the CAF Awards and they stand a good chance of winning.
Men’s Player of the Year
Lookman is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2024 CAF Men's Player of the Year award after a remarkable year with Atalanta and the Super Eagles.
Round 1 ended in a draw, but now there can only be 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. 🎖️
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) December 14, 2024
Who clinches the #CAFAwards2024 Men's Player of the Year award❓ pic.twitter.com/I7F6LrwYuq
Lookman will contend for the top honour against four other superstars with Morocco’s Hakimi as the closest challenger for the award.
Women’s Player of the Year
Goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie is also in contention for the Women’s Player of the Year award after being named among the top three finalists by CAF.
𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻) - 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀#CAFAwards2024 | @SSFootball pic.twitter.com/yXoTplr4S2
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) December 12, 2024
Zambian forward Barbara Banda and Moroccan Sanna Mssoudy are the other two ladies nominated for the prestigious award.
Goalkeeper of the Year (Women)
Nigeria’s Nnadozie is the overwhelming favourite to win the 2024 Goalkeeper of the Year award ahead of Morocco’s Khadijah Er-Armichi and South Africa’s Andile Dlamini.
National Team of the Year (Men)
The Super Eagles have an outside chance of being crowned the Men’s National Team of the Year after winning the silver medal at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗠𝗲𝗻) - 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀#CAFAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/7oqCU96gVm
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) December 12, 2024
Nigeria will battle Ivory Coast and South Africa for the top honour.
National Team of the Year (Women)
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will also contest for the Women’s Team of the Year award against South Africa and Morocco.
