The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of finalists for the prestigious 2024 CAF Awards, with Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi securing a spot among the top contenders for African Player of the Year. The awards, set to take place in Marrakech on December 16, will honour exceptional talent and achievement in African football for the period between January and October 2024.
Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Moroccan national team, is one of five finalists in the highly competitive African Player of the Year category.
He faces stiff competition from Ivorian forward Simon Adingra, who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League, and Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, who represents Borussia Dortmund in Germany.
Also on the list are Nigerian Ademola Lookman, currently at Atalanta, and South African Ronwen Williams, goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns.
In the Young Player of the Year category, Moroccan Eliesse Ben Seghir, who shines for AS Monaco, is also in the running for the accolade.
He will compete against players such as Ivorian Karim Konaté (Salzburg), Oumar Diakité (Reims), Yankuba Minteh (Brighton & Hove Albion), and Senegal’s Lamine Camara (AS Monaco).
In addition to individual awards, the CAF has revealed the finalists for Club of the Year, which features some of the continent’s most successful sides.
Renaissance de Berkane, Mamelodi Sundowns, Egyptian giants Al Ahly and Zamalek, and Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis have all earned a spot among the five finalists for this prestigious recognition.
CAF’s annual ceremony celebrates excellence across multiple categories, including Goalkeeper of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year.
The 2024 awards also recognise the top national teams and players for their outstanding contributions at both the club and international level.
The complete list of finalists is as follows:
African player of the year finalists:
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
Goalkeeper of the year finalists:
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
- André Onana (Cameroon/Manchester United)
- Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast/Angers SCO)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt/Al Ahly)
- Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria/Chippa United)
Interclub player of the year finalists:
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso/RS Berkane)
- Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” (Egypt/Zamalek)
- Hussein El Shahat (Egypt/Al Ahly)
- Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt/Al Ahly)
Coach of the year finalists:
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
- Pedro Gonçalves (Angola)
- Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Sébastien Desabre (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Young player of the year finalists:
- Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast/Salzburg)
- Oumar Diakité (Ivory Coast/Reims)
- Yankuba Minteh (Gambia/Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco/AS Monaco)
- Lamine Camara (Senegal/AS Monaco)
Club of the year finalists:
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Zamalek (Egypt)
- Renaissance de Berkane (Morocco)
- Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National team of the year finalists:
- South Africa
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sudan
The CAF Awards continue to serve as a beacon of excellence in African football, highlighting exceptional achievements across the continent in a range of categories.
The ceremony on December 16 promises to be a grand occasion for both players and coaches, as well as for the teams that have made their mark in 2024.
