The nominees for the “Best African Club of the Year” category in the Africa Top Sports Awards 2013 are:
- Al Ahly Club (Egypt): Al Ahly is an Egyptian multi-sports club, most famous for its football section. It has 36 Egyptian championships and eight Champions Leagues, making it the most successful football club in Africa.
- Sfaxien Sports Club (Tunisia): Sfaxien is a Tunisian multi-sports club that has won eight championships, four Tunisian cups, three Confederation Cups (2007, 2008, 2013), one CAF Cup (1998), and two Champions Leagues (2000, 2004).
- Tout Puissant Mazembe (DR Congo): Also known as Mazembe, it is a Congolese football club with 13 Congolese championship titles and four CAF Champions League titles (1967, 1968, 2009, 2010).
- Stade Malien (Mali): Stade Malien is a Malian football club based in Bamako. It won the African Football Confederation Cup in 2009.
- Saint-George Sport Association (Ethiopia): Saint-George is an Ethiopian football club based in Addis Ababa, with 25 Ethiopian championship titles.
- Bizertin Athletic Club (Tunisia): Bizertin AC is a Tunisian football club that won the African Cup in 1988.
- Entente Sportive de Sétif (Algeria): Founded in 1958, it is one of the strongholds of Algerian football and won the Algerian Football Cup four times during the 1960s.
- Orlando Pirates Football Club (South Africa): Orlando Pirates, based in Johannesburg, won the African Champions League in 1995.
- Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua (Cameroon): Coton Sport FC is a Cameroonian football club with twelve Cameroon championships and five Cameroon cups.
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia): EST is a Tunisian football club founded in 1919, with 25 championships, 14 Tunisian cups, two super cups, a Hédi Chaker cup, and a Hamda Laouani criterium.
Voting for the “Best African Club of the Year” is open, allowing users to choose their preferred club for the award.
