Super Eagles and Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen leads the list of nominees revealed by CA for the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2023.
The preliminary list for the various categories was compiled by a panel of African Football Legends, CAF Technical Experts, and a few media representatives from various nations.
The performance of the nominees between November 2022 and September 2023 was taken into consideration.
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Twenty players have been nominated for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year, while thirty (30) players qualified for the top award, CAF African Player of the Year.
In addition to CAF Young Player of the Year, which is awarded to players under the age of 21, there are ten (10) nominees for Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year.
A voting panel including members of the CAF Technical Committee, media experts, head coaches and captains of member associations, and clubs participating in the Interclub tournaments’ group stages will choose the eventual winner of each category.
In due order, the nominees for the women’s categories will be revealed.
At the most recent Awards Gala in July 2022 in Rabat, Morocco, Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala was named CAF African Women’s Player of the Year for a record-tying fifth time, and Senegal forward Sadio Mane was named CAF African Player of the Year.
Full List of Nominees (in alphabetic order by Member Association):
Player of the Year (Men)
1. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)
2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)
3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)
5. Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas)
6. Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest)
7. Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr)
8. Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)
9. Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids)
10. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly)
11. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
12. Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
13. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
14. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United)
15. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
16. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)
17. Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)
20. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray)
21. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United)
22. Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)
23. Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)
24. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla)
25. Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)
26. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)
27. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)
28. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)
29. Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)
30. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)