CAF Lists Lookman, Ekong For Top Awards, Osimhen Missing

Ademola Lookman, William Troost Ekong, and eight others were included in the 2024 CAF Player of the Year race, while Osimhen was missing.

The winner would be crowned in December in Marrakech, Morocco, but the Confederation of African Football has listed eight other players, including  Amine Gobiari (Algeria), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), and Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo).

Others on the list are: Serhou Guirassy (Cote d’Ivoire), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Ronwen Williams (South Africa), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire), and Sofiane Rahimi (Morocco).

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Meanwhile, Nigeria is in the running for the National Team of the Year after the Super Eagles got to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations before losing to the host, Cote d’Ivoire, who are the overwhelming favourites to win it.

Other countries in the running are: Angola, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, and Uganda.

Nigeria’s former coach, Jose Peseiro was not listed in the Coach of the Year category which has Emerson Fae of Cote d’Ivoire, Hugo Broos (South Africa), Kwesi Appiah (Sudan), Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal SC), Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique), and Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo).

In the CAF Goalkeeper of the Year category, it will be a straight fight between Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali and Ronwen Williams of South Africa. Manchester United and Cameroon shot stopper, Andre Onana is with an outside chance to win the coveted accolade.