Nigeria Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong and Forward, Ademola Lookman have been nominated for the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men’s Player of the Year Award!
They are set to compete with Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Cote d’Ivoire’s Simon Adingra, and Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy for this prestigious title, celebrating the continent’s top male footballers.
Lookman’s nomination comes after an impressive 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign, where he netted three goals, propelling Nigeria to the tournament final. His historic performance continued in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final, where he made history as the first player to score a hat-trick, leading Atalanta to a landmark victory as the first Italian club to lift the trophy.
Troost-Ekong, who was honored as the 2023 AFCON Player of the Tournament, was also pivotal in Nigeria’s journey, scoring three goals.
The CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 16.
FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2024 CAF AWARDS
Men’s National Team of the Year
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Ivory Coast
- DR Congo
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Uganda
Men’s Young Player of the Year
- Carlos Baleba
- Karim Konaté
- Oumar Diakite
- Yankuba Minteh
- Abdul Aziz Issah
- Bilal El Khannouss
- Eliesse Ben Seghir
- El Hadji Malick Diouf
- Lamine Camara
- Amanallah Memmiche
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year
- Oussama Benbot
- Issoufou Dayo
- Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’
- Hussein El Shahat
- Mostafa Shobeir
- Abdul Aziz Issah
- John Antwi
- Amanallah Memmiche
- Yassine Meriah
- Ronwen Williams
Men’s Player of the Year
- Ademola Lookman
- Amine Gouiri
- Achraf Hakimi
- Chancel Mbemba
- Ronwen Williams
- Sehoru Guirassy
- Simon Adingra
- Soufinane Rahimi
- William Troost-Ekong
Men’s Club of the Year
- Petro Luanda
- TP Mazembe
- Al Ahly
- Zamalek
- Dreams FC
- RS Berkane
- Mamelodi Sundowns
- Simba SC
- Yanga
- Esperance de Tunis
Coach of the Year
- Pedro Gonçalves (Angola)
- Brahima Traore (Burkina Faso)
- Emerse Faé (Côte d’Ivoire)
- José Gomes (Zamalek)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Chiquinho (Mozambique)
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
- Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal)
- Kwesi Appiah (Sudan)
Congratulations to all nominees!
