Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman is the CAF Player of the year

The 2024 CAF Awards were held in Morocco last night with Nigeria and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman being crowned (Italy) the CAF Player of the Year after a stellar performance throughout the year with both the National team and his club.

In the women’s category, Barbra Banda of Zambia who plies her trade at Orlando Pride in the US was the CAF Player of the year.

The awards were held at a glittering ceremony amid pomp and fanfare with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and CAF President Patrice Motsepe among the guests.

We present the full list of the winners:

CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN): Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)

CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)

CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (MEN): Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)

CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN): Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)

CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN): Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)

CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)

CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN): Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)

CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)

CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEN): Cote d’Ivoire

CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Nigeria

CAF CLUB OF THE YEAR (MEN): Al Ahly (Egypt)

CAF CLUB OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

CAF REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN): Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)

CAF REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

CAF ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN): Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)

CAF ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN): Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

CAF GOAL OF THE YEAR: Mabululu (Angola)

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