The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled the five nominees for the 2024 Africa Player of the Year Award, with Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman leading the prestigious list.
Lookman, a forward for the Super Eagles, has made the shortlist alongside other top players from the continent.
However, his fellow Nigerian and Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, did not make it to the final selection.
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The other nominees for the coveted award are: Simon Adingra of Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi (last year’s runner-up), and South Africa’s goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
In addition to the Player of the Year award, CAF also announced nominations across several other categories, including Goalkeeper of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Club of the Year, and National Team of the Year.
The annual awards ceremony, designed to celebrate African football excellence, highlights outstanding performances across both club and national competitions, culminating in the crowning of the continent’s best male and female players.
CAF has confirmed a total of seven categories in the Men’s category for 2024, with the top performers in each category set to compete for the prestigious honors.
Here’s the full list of nominees:
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Simon Adingra (Côte d’Ivoire / 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 (Côte d’Ivoire / 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 Fae (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Karim Konate (Côte d’Ivoire / Salzburg)
- Oumar Diakite (Côte d’Ivoire / 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)
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Côte d’Ivoire
- DR Congo
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Sudan
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