Nigeria Shines In CAF 2024 Award (Full List Of Winners)

Nigeria and Nigerians had a good outing at the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Award, scooping several laurels at the event, which held on Monday night in Marrakesh, Morocco.

The CAF awards which celebrates football brilliance and outstanding achievements across the continent, celebrated many talents on the African continent both at individual and team levels.

Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman was the star of the night as he won the coveted CAF Men’s Footballer of the Year Award after a brilliant year for club and country.

In the women’s category, Zambia’s Barbra Banda emerged as the CAF Women’s Footballer of the Year Award.

There were wins for Nigeria in other categories, including the goalkeeper of the year, won by Chiamaka Nnadozie, National Team of the Year and representations in the Best XI for both men and women categories.

Below is the full list of winners of the 2024 CAF Award.

Men

Player of the Year

Ademola Lookman (NGR)

Club Player of the Year

Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA)

Goalkeeper of the Year

Ronwen Williams (RSA)

Young Player of the Year

Lamine Camara (SEN)

Coach of the Year

Emerse Fae (CIV)

National Team of the Year

Ivory Coast

Club of the Year

Al Ahly (EGY)

Best X1

Andre Onana (CMR); Achraf Hakimi (MAR), Kalidou Koulibaly (SEN), Chancel Mbemba (COD); Mohammed Kudus (GHA), Sofyan Amrabat (MAR), Franck Kessie (CIV), Yves Bissouma (MLI); Mohamed Salah (EGY), Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman (both NGR)

Women

Player of the Year

Barbra Banda (ZAM)

Club Player of the Year

Sanaa Mssoudy (FAR Rabat/MAR)

Goalkeeper of the Year

Chiamaka Nnadozie (NGR)

Young Player of the Year

Doha El Madani (MAR)

Coach of the Year

Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe/COD)

National Team of the Year

Nigeria

Club of the Year

TP Mazembe

Best XI

Andile Dlamini (RSA); Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale (both NGR), Lebohang Ramalepe, Karabo Dlamini; Linda Motlhalo (all RSA), Rasheedat Ajibade (NGR), Ghizlane Chebbak (MAR); Barbra Banda (ZAM), Asisat Oshoala (NGR), Tabitha Chawinga (MAW).