The Confederation of African Football has unveiled the roster of contenders for the men’s categories at the upcoming CAF Awards 2023, set to take place on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco.
In an official statement released by CAF on Wednesday, it was announced that a panel comprising CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends, and select media representatives from various nations compiled the preliminary list for the different categories, considering the performance of the nominees during the period spanning from November 2022 to September 2023.
Below is the comprehensive list of nominees, sorted alphabetically by Member Association:
Player of the Year (Men)
– Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)
– Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)
– Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
– Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)
– Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas)
– Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest)
– Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr)
– Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)
– Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids)
– Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly)
– Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
– Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United)
– Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
– Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)
– Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
– Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
– Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)
– Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray)
– Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United)
– Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)
– Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)
– Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla)
– Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)
– Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)
– Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)
– Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)
– Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Men)
– Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
– Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)
– Andre Onana (Cameroon)
