CAF Awards 2026: Ceremony rescheduled for 2 December in Lagos

The 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards have been rescheduled to 2 December, with Nigeria’s Lagos set to host the continent’s leading football personalities.

The ceremony will begin at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT/20:00 Cairo time) at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, popularly known as the National Theatre.

Lagos will host the awards for the first time since 2014, bringing together Africa’s finest players, coaches, clubs and national teams for an evening celebrating their achievements over the past year.

A total of 18 categories will be recognised, with the CAF Men’s Player of the Year and CAF Women’s Player of the Year awards expected to headline the ceremony.

Other categories will recognise outstanding performances by coaches, goalkeepers, emerging talents, clubs and national teams across the continent.

Voting for the 2026 awards is currently under way and will run from 5 to 20 November across the men’s and women’s categories.

CAF Member Associations and clubs are involved in the voting process, with eligible coaches and team captains invited to cast their ballots to determine this year’s winners.

The governing body says measures have been put in place to ensure broad representation, fairness and transparency, with independent monitoring to protect the integrity of the process.

The event will combine football recognition with Nigeria’s cultural heritage, music and entertainment as the continent celebrates another year of achievements in the sport.