Lookman, Troost-Ekong Shortlisted For 2024 CAF Best Player Award

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled the list of nominees for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award, as anticipation builds for the Awards evening scheduled December 16, 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Super Eagles duo of Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong top the list of shortlisted 10 players released on Thursday by CAF for the coveted African best player award

The list also included Amine Gouiri of Algeria, Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique de Marseille), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco / Al Ain) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa / MamelodiSundowns).

Super Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali was nominated for the Goalkeeper of the Year award where he will battle nine other top goalkeepers for the award.

The Chippa United shot stopper had an impressive outing for the Super Eagles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year and he is currently one of the highly rated goalkeepers in the South African League.

Another exciting category of the CAF Coach of the Year that features the top performing nations at the Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. There are ten (10) nominees each for the Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year. The CAF Young Player of the Year category, which celebrates talents under the age of 21, also includes ten (10) rising stars.

Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen was named the CAF African Player of the Year in 2023 while Asisat Oshoala earned the title of CAF African Women’s Player of the Year.