Anticipation builds ahead of the 2024 CAF Awards as the continental football body confirmed the names of all nominees in the men's categories ahead of the ceremony.
According to the football body, the list of nominees in the Womenโs categories will be announced soon.
Ten players have been shortlisted for the CAF African Player of the Year, with the reigning king, Victor Osimhen, missing from the list.
Two Nigerian players, Ademola Lookman and Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, have been nominated for this year's award.
Morocco's Achraf Hakimi and Soufiane Rahimi will also contend for the biggest individual prize in African football this year.
According to a statement, there are ten nominees each for the Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year.
Ten rising stars are also included in the CAF Young Player of the Year category, which celebrates talents under 21.
The continental football body has disclosed that winners in each category will emerge through votes from a diverse panel.
CAF technical committee, managers and captains of member associations, media professionals, and clubs participating in the group stages of Interclub competitions.
2024 CAF Player of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Amine Gouiri - Algeria
2. Edmond Tapsoba - Burkina Faso
3. Simon Adingra - Cote d'Ivoire
4. Chancel Mbemba - DR Congo
5. Serhou Guirassy - Guinea
6. Achraf Hakimi - Morocco
7. Soufiane Rahimi - Morocco
8. Ademola Lookman - Nigeria
9. William Troost Ekong - Nigeria
10. Ronwen Williams - South Africa
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Goalkeeper of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Oussama Benbot - Algeria
2. Andre Onana - Cameroon
3. Yahia Fofana - Cote d'Ivoire
4. Lionel Mpasi - DR Congo
5.Mostafa Shobeir - Egypt
6. Djigui Diarra - Mali
7. Munir El Kajoui - Morocco
8. Stanley Nwabali - Nigeria
9. Ronwen Williams - South Africa
10. Amanallah Memmiche - Tunisia
Interclub Player of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Oussama Benbot (Algeria / USM Alger)
2. Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso / RS Berkane)
3. Ahmed Sayed 'Zizo' (Egypt / Zamalek)
4. Hussein El Shahat (Egypt / Al Ahly)
5. Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly)
6. Abdul Aziz Issah (Ghana / Dreams FC)
7. John Antwi (Ghana / Dreams FC)
8. Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
9. Yassine Merriah (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
10. Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Pedro Goncalves - Angola
2. Brama Traore -Burkina Faso
3. Emerse Fae -Cote d'Ivoire
4. Sebastien Desabre - DR Congo
5. Jose Gomes - Zamalek
6. Marcel Koller - Al Ahly
7. Chiquinho Conde - Mozambiqu
8. Hugo Broos - South Africa
9. Florent Ibenge - Al Hilal
10. Kwesi Appiah - Sudan
Young Player of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Carlos Baleba (Cameroon / Brighton & Hove Albion)
2. Karim Konate (Cote d'Ivoire / Salzburg)
3. Oumar Diakite (Cote d'Ivoire / Reims)
4. Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton & Hove Albion)
5. Abdul Aziz Issah (Ghana / Dreams FC / Barcelona)
6. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco / Leicester City)
7. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco)
8. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Senegal / Slavia Prague)
9. Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
10. Amanallah Memmiche (Tunisia / Esperance Sportive de Tunis)
Club of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Petro Atletico - Angola
2. TP Mazembe - DR Congo
3. Al Ahly - Egypt
4. Zamalek - Egypt
5. Dreams FC - Ghana
6. RS Berkane - Morocco
7. Mamelodi Sundowns - South Africa
8. Simba - Tanzania
9. Young Africans - Tanzania
10. Esperance Sportive de Tunis - Tunisia
National Team of the Year nominees (Men)
1. Angola
2. Burkina Faso
3. Cote d'Ivoire
4. DR Congo
5. Morocco
6. Mozambique
7. Nigeria
8. South Africa
9. Sudan
10. Uganda
When is the 2024 CAF Awards Ceremony?
The awards ceremony is billed for December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.
This year's awards will cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024.
The date for CAF Awards ANNOUNCED.
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How to watch the 2024 CAF Awards Ceremony?
Several digital stations will televise the event live, including SuperSports and stations on Startimes.
Fans can also watch the ceremony on the CAF website and other dedicated YouTube channels.
