The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the top five nominees for the prestigious 2024 Africa Player of the Year Award, with Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, headlining the list.
However, his compatriot and Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, failed to make the final shortlist.
Cote d’Ivoire’s Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy of Guinea, last year runner-up and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, and South African keeper Ronwen Williams were other four nominees for the coveted CAF Player of the Year Top Prize.
Other award categories announced on Monday include Goalkeeper of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Club of the Year, National Team of the Year.
The glittering ceremony designed to celebrate African football excellence recognises exceptional performances in both club and national competitions, culminating in the prestigious titles of CAF African Player of the Year in both the men’s and women’s categories.
A total of seven categories have been confirmed by CAF in the Men’s Category of the Awards, shortlisting the five top performing players, coaches and teams in each of the categories.
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman and goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali are among the nominees who made it to the final five-man shortlist for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Player and Goalkeeper of the Year Awards.
Ademola is up for the Player of the Year award, where he’ll face off against Simon Adingra from Ivory Coast, Serhou Guirassy from Guinea, Achraf Hakimi from Morocco, and South Africa’s Ronwen Williams.
As for Stanley Nwabali, he’s been nominated for Goalkeeper of the Year, alongside top talents like André Onana from Manchester United and Cameroon, Yahia Fofana from Angers SCO and Côte d’Ivoire, Ronwen Williams from Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa, and Mostafa Shobeir from Al Ahly FC and Egypt.
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And it’s not just the players—Nigeria is also in the running for National Team of the Year, competing against the current African champions, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, South Africa, and Sudan.
The 2024 CAF Awards will take place on December 16 in Marrakech, Morocco.
See the full top five list below:
Player Of The Year
Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion)
Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
Goalkeeper Of The Year
Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
Yahia Fofana (Cote 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 (Cote d’Ivoire)
Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo)
Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
Hugo Broos (South Africa)
Young Player Of The Year
Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire / Salzburg)
Oumar Diakite (Cote 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)
Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National Team Of The Year
Cote d’Ivoire
DR Congo
Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan
