The CAF Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best African

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

players. It is conferred by the

Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...

(CAF).

Current awards

The awards include:

CAF Player of the Year

CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year

CAF Youth Player of the Year

African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)

CAF Coach of the Year

CAF Women's Coach of the Year

African Inter-Club Team of the Year

African National Team of the Year

The team of the year award was organized by France Football from 1980 to 2004, and by CAF from 2004 onwards. {, style="margin:left" , {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !National Team , - , 1980 , , - , 1981 , , - , 1982 , , - , 1983 , , - , 1984 , , - , 1985 , , - , 1986 , , - , 1987 , , - , 1988 , , - , 1989 , , {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !National Team , - , 1990 , {{fb, / {{fb, Cameroon , - , 1991 , {{fb, Algeria , - , 1992 , {{fb, Côte d'Ivoire / {{fb, Nigeria , - , 1993 , {{fb, Nigeria , - , 1994 , {{fb, Nigeria , - , 1995 , {{fb, Tunisia , - , 1996 , {{fb, South Africa , - , 1997 , {{fb, Morocco , - , 1998 , {{fb, Egypt , - , 1999 , {{fb, Tunisia , {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !National Team , - , 2000 , {{fb, Cameroon , - , 2001 , {{fb, Senegal , - , 2002 , {{fb, Senegal , - , 2003 , {{fb, Cameroon , - , 2004 , {{fb, Tunisia , - , 2005 , {{fb, Tunisia , - , 2006 , {{fb, Ghana , - , 2007 , {{fb, Senegal , - , 2008 , {{fb, Egypt , - , 2009 , {{fb, Algeria , valign=top, {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !National Team , - , 2010 , {{fb, Ghana , - , 2011 , {{fb, Botswana , - , 2012 , {{fb, Zambia , - , 2013 , {{fbu, 17, Nigeria , - , 2014 , {{fb, Algeria , - , 2015 , {{fb, Côte d'Ivoire , - , 2016 , {{fb, Uganda , - , 2017 , {{fb, Egypt , - , 2018 , {{fb, Mauritania , - , 2019 , {{fb, Algeria ;Ranking by team {, class="wikitable" !Team !First !Second !Third , - , {{fb, ALG , 7 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2019) , 3 (1985, 1986, 2015) , 3 (1987, 1989, 2010) , - , {{fb, CMR , 7 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003) , 4 (1981, 1982, 1986, 2002) , 1 (1993) , - , {{fb, NGR , 4 (1992, 1993, 1994, 2013) , 4 (1980, 1991, 2001, 2014) , 6 (1983, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004) , - , {{fb, TUN , 4 (1995, 1999, 2004, 2005) , 2 (1996, 1997) , 0 , - , {{fb, EGY , 3 (1998, 2008, 2017) , 7 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2010) , 2 (1990, 1991) , - , {{fb, MAR , 3 (1985, 1986, 1997) , 4 (1993, 1998, 2003, 2004) , 1 (1980) , - , {{fb, GHA , 3 (1983, 2006, 2010) , 1 (2005) , 5 (1981, 1982, 1992, 2009, 2015) , - , {{fb, SEN , 3 (2001, 2002, 2007) , 1 (2019) , 1 (1985) , - , {{fb, CIV , 2 (1992, 2015) , 2 (2009, 2011) , 3 (1994, 2006, 2012) , - , {{fb, ZAM , 1 (2012) , 2 (1988, 1994) , 2 (1996, 1997) , - , {{fb, RSA , 1 (1996) , 0 , 0 , - , {{fb, BOT , 1 (2011) , 0 , 0 , - , {{fb, UGA , 1 (2016) , 0 , 0 , - , {{fb, MTN , 1 (2018) , 0 , 0 , - , {{fb, ANG , 0 , 1 (1995) , 0 , - , {{fb, MOZ , 0 , 1 (1995) , 0 , - , {{fb, CPV , 0 , 1 (2012) , 0 , - , {{fb, BFA , 0 , 1 (2013) , 0 , - , {{fb, ETH , 0 , 0 , 1 (2013) , - , {{fb, MLI , 0 , 0 , 1 (2003) , - , {{fb, TOG , 0 , 0 , 1 (2005) , - , {{fb, NIG , 0 , 0 , 1 (2011) , - , {{fb, LBY , 0 , 0 , 1 (2014) , -

African Women's National Team of the Year

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CAF Legends award

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Mohamed Aboutrika Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika (Arabic: محمد محمد محمد أبوتريكة‎ (repeated three times); born 7 November 1978) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward. He came se ...

Player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is ...

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Ibrahim Sunday Ibrahim Sunday (born 22 July 1944) is a Ghanaian former professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he played the majority of his career for Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, and was also a member of the Ghana national team, participati ...

Manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

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Laurent Pokou Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for French club Stade Rennais F.C. International career Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was tw ...

Emilienne Mbango , Players , {{fb, CIV
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Charles Gyamfi Charles Kumi Gyamfi (4 December 1929 – 2 September 2015) was a Ghanaian footballer and coach, who as a player became the first African to play in Germany when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960, and later became the first coach to lead the ...

Samuel Mbappé Léppé , Manager
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Oryx Douala Oryx Club de Douala is a football club from Douala, Cameroon, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s. It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien on a score of 2–1 in the final, and so becoming the f ...

Stade Malien Stade Malien is a Malian professional football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club. Football ...

Clubs Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...

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Bruno Metsu Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...

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Rigobert Song Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Cameroon national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back but could also operate at right-back ...

Mahmoud El-Gohary Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary ( ar, محمود نصير يوسف الجوهري; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach. Career As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee in ...

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Mustapha Hadji Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove. Early life Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. ...

Jay-Jay Okocha Augustine Azuka Okocha ( ; born 14 August 1973), commonly known as Jay-Jay Okocha, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played 73 times for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scorin ...

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Stephen Keshi Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...

Jules Bocandé Jules François Bocandé (25 November 1958 – 7 May 2012), was a Senegalese professional footballer who played as a striker. Bocandé is regarded as one of West Africa's best footballers of all time and was named an African Football Legend by ...

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Christian Chukwu Christian Chukwu Okoro (born 4 January 1951) is a Nigerian football former player and former national team coach. A defender in his playing days, he captained the Nigeria national team to its first win in the African Nations Cup. Playing ca ...

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Rabah Madjer Rabah Mustapha Madjer ( ar, رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of the ...

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Mahmoud El Khatib Mahmoud Ibrahim Ibrahim El Khatib ( ar, محمود إبراهيم إبراهيم الخطيب; born 30 October 1954), popularly nicknamed Bibo ( ar, بيبو), is an Egyptian retired footballer and current President of Al Ahly. He is widely rega ...

George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served a ...

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Roger Milla Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three Worl ...

Salif Keïta

Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international association football, footballer. He is Zambia national football team, Zambia's Zambia national football team#Most capped players, eighth-most Cap (sport), capped player and t ...

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CAF Female Player of the Year

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Asisat Oshoala Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Nigeria women's national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest African female fo ...

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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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Thembi Kgatlana Christina Thembi "Pikinini" Kgatlana (born 2 May 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC and the South Africa women's national team. Club career ...

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

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Gaëlle Enganamouit Gaëlle Deborah Enganamouit (born 9 June 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Málaga CF and the Cameroon women's national team. Club career Enganamouit previously played in the Serbian First League for Sp ...

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

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Perpetua Nkwocha Perpetua Ijeoma Nkwocha (born 3 January 1976) is a Nigerian female professional footballer, who is the coach of Clemensnäs IF from Swedish Women's Football Division 2, she previously played for Swedish club Sunnanå SK. She was also a member ...

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Noko Matlou Noko Alice Matlou (born 30 September 1985) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación side SD Eibar. She has represented the South Africa women's national team both as a striker and ...

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Cynthia Uwak Cynthia Uwak (born 15 July 1986 in Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian football striker who most recently played for Åland United in the Naisten Liiga in Finland. Early life Cynthia Uwak's first experience of playing football was against boys in th ...

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Adjoa Bayor Adjoa Bayor (born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team. International career Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Wom ...

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

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Alberta Sackey Alberta Sackey (born November 6, 1972) is a Ghanaian former international footballer who played as a forward. She played for Ghana at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her goal against Australia in the 2003 World ...

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Mercy Akide Mercy Joy Akide Udoh (; born 26 August 1975) is a former Nigerian football player. Early life Mercy started playing football at the age of five with her oldest brother Seleipiri and younger brother Ipali in the sandy field of Bundu Waterside, ...

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African Goals of the Year

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Riyad Mahrez Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manches ...

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Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu. A former fo ...

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Lesley Manyathela Lesley Phuti Manyathela (4 September 1981 – 9 August 2003) was a South African professional soccer player who played as a striker for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. A prolific goalscorer, Man ...

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Papa Bouba Diop Papa Bouba Diop (28 January 197829 November 2020) was a Senegalese professional footballer. His preferred position was defensive midfield but he could also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens. Diop was considered a strong ...

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Zoubeir Baya Zoubeir Baya (or Beya) (; born 15 May 1971) is a Tunisian former professional footballer with a distinguished career as one of his country's most accomplished football exports. Baya, an attacking midfielder, displayed considerable skill and enter ...

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President of the Year

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TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

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Fouzi Lekjaa Fouzi Lekjaa (Arabic: فوزي لقجع; born on 23 July 1970) is a Moroccan football administrator and businessman, who is the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation since 2014, and a member of the FIFA Council since 2021. On 7 Oct ...

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Federation of the Year

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Egyptian Football Association The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football lea ...

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CAF Team of the Year

{{main article, CAF Team of the Year

Platinum Award

*2019: Kodjovi Obilale (former Togolese goalkeeper){{cite web, url=https://www.cafonline.com/awards/news/mane-oshoala-named-african-footballers-of-2019-at-caf-awards, title=Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2019 at CAF Awards, website=cafonline.com, publisher=Confederation of African Football, date=7 January 2020, access-date=20 March 2020 *2018: His Excellency

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...

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Nana Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( ; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 7 January 2017. In 2020, he was re-elected for his second term, which will end on 6 January 2025. Akufo-Addo previously ...

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President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential elec ...

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(President-elect of Liberia and former World, Africa and European Player of the Year) *2016: Son Excellence

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 Au ...

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President of Nigeria The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of state and head of government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Niger ...

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Defunct awards

The following are no longer awarded.

CAF Goalkeeper of the Year

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Essam El Hadary Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary ( ar, عصام كمال توفيق الحضري; born 15 January 1973) is an Egyptian Coach (sport)#Association football, goalkeeping coach and former professional Association football, footballer. Nicknamed the "Hig ...

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Al Ahly AL, Al, Ål or al may stand for: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Al (''Aladdin'') or Aladdin, the main character in Disney's ''Aladdin'' media * Al (''EastEnders''), a minor character in the British soap opera * Al (''Fullmetal ...

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Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

, - , 2004 , Ali Boumnijel , {{fb, Tunisia ,

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

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Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

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Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

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African Champions League Best Player

Replaced by African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) since 2005. Previous winners: {, class="wikitable" !Year !Player Name !Club !Country , - , 2004 ,

Vincent Enyeama Vincent Enyeama (born 29 August 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time a ...

Enyimba Aba is a city in the southeast of Nigeria and the commercial center of Abia State. Upon the creation of Abia state in 1991, Aba was divided into two local government areas namely; Aba South and Aba North. Aba south is the main city centre an ...

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Dramane Traoré Dramane Traoré (born 17 June 1982) is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made 30 appearances scoring 7 goals for the Mali national team. International career Traoré was a regular for the Mali national tea ...

Ismaily Ismaily Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الإسماعيلي الرياضي) is an Egyptian professional football club, established on 20 March 1921 as El Nahda Sporting Club ( ar, جمعية نهضة الشباب المصري ) ( Egyptian pronunci ...

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Hicham Aboucherouane Hicham Aboucherouane ( ar, هشام بوشروان; born 2 April 1981) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a winger. He began his career 1997 with Najm El Aounat, 1999 was transferred to Raja Casablanca. He was loaned out ...

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional Footb ...

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Flávio Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People * Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer *Antônio Flá ...

Petro de Luanda Petro is a masculine given name, a surname and an Ancient Roman cognomen. It may refer to: Given name * Petro Balabuyev (1931-2007), Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer and professor, lead designer of many Antonov airplanes * Petro Doroshenko (1 ...

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CAF Referee of the Year

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Bakary Gassama Bakary Papa Gassama (born 10 February 1979) is a Gambian football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2007. He officiated at the 2012 Olympic tournament, in which he was the fourth official for the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazi ...

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Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

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Djamel Haimoudi Djamel Haimoudi ( ar, جمال حيمودي; born December 10, 1970) is an Algerian football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2004. Career Haimoudi was born in Relizane. He was a referee at the 2008 Africa Cup of N ...

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Noumandiez Doué Noumandiez Desiré Doué (born 29 September 1970) is a football referee from Côte d'Ivoire. He became a FIFA referee in 2004. Doué has refereed in international tournaments including the 2010, 2012, and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations competitions. ...

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

References

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External links

CAF OnlineA book of an Italian publisher about African football
{{African football {{DEFAULTSORT:Caf Awards Confederation of African Football trophies and awards Women's association football trophies and awards

Current awards

CAF Player of the Year

CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year

CAF Youth Player of the Year

African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)

CAF Coach of the Year

CAF Women's Coach of the Year

African Inter-Club Team of the Year

African National Team of the Year

African Women's National Team of the Year

CAF Legends award

CAF Female Player of the Year

African Goals of the Year

President of the Year

Federation of the Year

CAF Team of the Year

Platinum Award

Defunct awards

CAF Goalkeeper of the Year

African Champions League Best Player

CAF Referee of the Year

See also

References

External links