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2024 CAF Awards: Lookman’s Player of the Year award was written in the stars

Who were the winners at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech?

The highly anticipated 2024 CAF Awards went down on Monday with a star-studded ceremony at the iconic Palais des Congres in Marrakech, Morocco. Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and FIFA President Gianni Infantino were present at the award ceremony alongside past and present African football stars. The 2024 CAF Awards, which were co-hosted by Kate Scott and Moroccan journalist Jalal Bouzrara,...

2024 CAF Awards: Nnadozie, Onana among finalists for Goalkeeper of the Year

2024 CAF Awards: Nnadozie, Onana among finalists for Goalkeeper of the Year

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and Manchester United shot-stopper Andre Onana have made the final three-player shortlist for the Women's and Men's Goalkeeper of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards respectively, Afrosport reports. This edition of the CAF Awards, which cuts across the period from January to October 2024, is scheduled to be held at the prestigious Palais des Congres in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday,...

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CAF Awards 2024: Troost-Ekong dropped as Ademola Lookman makes five-man shortlist

Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman made the cut as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the top five nominees for the 2024 African Player of the Year award on Monday, Afrosport reports. Lookman, who is the frontrunner to win the award having enjoyed a spectacular season with both club and country, is joined by Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea), and Ronwen Williams...

CAF Awards 2024: Nwabali, Onana & Williams to battle for Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year

CAF Awards 2024: Nwabali, Onana & Williams to battle for Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year

The battle for the best men’s goalkeeper on the African soil is expected to be a tough one to call as Nigerian shot-stopper Stanley Nwabali will have to contend with seven other goalies, including Andre Onana and Ronwen Williams. Nwabali was one of the Super Eagles’ surprise packages at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where the Chippa United goalkeeper kept four clean sheets in seven...

CAF Awards 2024: Lookman, Troost-Ekong lead nominees for Men’s Player of the Year

CAF Awards 2024: Lookman, Troost-Ekong lead nominees for Men’s Player of the Year

The Nigerian duo of Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong both headline a star-studded list of nominees for the Men’s African Football Player of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards, Afrosport reports. Lookman starred for Atalanta within the year under review, as he led the Italian club to triumph in the UEFA Europa League, where he scored a hat-trick in the final, and finished with 17...