2023-11-02 11:06:29
The Confederation of African Football unveiled on Wednesday the list of nominees for the men’s categories of the CAF Awards 2023. The awards will be presented in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 11.
Published on: 02/11/2023 – 12:06 Modified on: 02/11/2023 – 12:40
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Towards a coronation for Morocco at home? Seeing the nominations announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its annual awards, we are heading straight there. The Atlas Lions are everywhere and could carry out a historic raid.
Logic. These are the performances between November 2022 and September 2023 which were scrutinized by the CAF panel of technical experts. A period during which Moroccan football distinguished itself: the national team was the first African team in the semi-final of a World Cup (in Qatar) while the Wydad Casablanca club once again reached the final of the Champions League.
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It is therefore difficult to see what could prevent a Moroccan from winning the title of best African player of the year. Even if there are many prestigious names among the thirty: Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen…
List of nominees (in alphabetical order of member associations) :
African Player of the Year Ramy Bensebaïni (Algeria, Borussia Dortmund) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Al Ahli) Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso, Bayer Leverkusen) André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon, SSC Napoli) Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon, Besiktas) Ibrahim Sangaré (Ivory Coast) , Nottingham Forest) Seko Fofana (Ivory Coast, Al Nassr) Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo, Olympique de Marseille) Fiston Mayele (DR Congo, Pyramids) Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool) Mohammed Kudus (Ghana, West Ham United) Thomas Partey (Ghana, Arsenal) Serhou Guirassy (Guinea, VfB Stuttgart) Yves Bissouma (Mali, Tottenham Hotspur) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain) Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco, Olympique Marseille) Hakim Ziyech (Morocco, Galatasaray) Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco, Manchester United) Yahya Jabrane (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club) Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal) Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco, Sevilla) Peter Shalulile (Namibia Mamelodi Sundowns) Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, SSC Napoli) Sadio Mané (Senegal, Al Nassr) Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal, Tottenham Hotspur) Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly) Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia, Ferencvaros)
Goalkeeper of the Year Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt, Al Ahly) Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal) Andre Onana (Cameroon, Manchester United) Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns) Edouard Mendy (Senegal, Al Ahli) Oussama Benbot (Algeria, USM). Algiers Youssef El Motie (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club) Djigui Diarra (Mali, Young Africans) Pape Mamadou Sy (Senegal, Generation Football) Landing Badji (Senegal, AS Pikine)
Interclub Player of the Year Aymen Mahious (Algeria, USM Alger/Yverdon-Sport) Oussama Benbot (Algeria, USM Alger) Zineddine Belaïd (Algeria, USM Alger) Fiston Mayele (DR Congo, Young Africans/Pyramids) Makabi Lilepo (DR Congo, Al Hilal/Valenciennes) Hussein El Shahat (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt, Ahly) Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt, Al Ahly) Mostafa Fathi (Egypt, Pyramids) Djigui Diarra (Mali, Young Africans) Yahia Attiat-Allah (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club) Yahya Jabrane (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club) Youssef El Motie (Morocco, Wydad Athletic Club) Peter Shalulile (Namibia, Mamelodi Sundowns) Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly ) Ranga Chivaviro (South Africa, Marumo Gallants/Kaizer Chiefs) Ronwen Williams (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns) Ali Maaloul (Tunisia, Al Ahly) Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia, Espérance sportive de Tunis/Ferencvaros)
Young Player of the Year Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso, Bournemouth) Souleymane Alio (Burkina Faso, New Stars) Ernest Nuamah (Ghana, Olympique Lyonnnais) Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (Morocco, Bétis Sevilla) Bilal El Khannous (Morocco, Genk) Gift Orban (Nigeria, KAA Gent) Lamine Camara (Senegal, Generation Foot/Metz) Pape Amadou Diallo (Senegal, Generation Foot/Metz) Pape Demba Diop (Senegal, Zulte Waregem) Amara Diouf (Senegal, Generation Foot)
Coach of the Year Abdelhak Benchikha (USM Algiers) Marcel Koller (Al Ahly) Juan Micha Obiang (Equatorial Guinea) Tom Saintfiet (Gambia) Baciro Candé (Guinea-Bissau) Amir Abdou (Mauritania) Walid Regragui (Morocco) Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique) Aliou Cissé (Senegal ) Pape Thiaw (Senegal)
National Team of the Year Cape Verde Gambia Guinea-Bissau Equatorial Guinea Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Senegal Tanzania
CR Belouizdad (Algeria) USM Alger (Algeria) ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast) Al Ahly (Egypt) Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) Marumo Gallants (South Africa) Espérance from Tunis (Tunisia) Young Africans (Tanzania)
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