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

The team of the year award was organized by CAF since 2010. {, style="margin:left" , {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !National Team , - , 2019 , {{fbw, Cameroon , - , 2018 , {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2017 , {{fbw, South Africa , - , 2016 , {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2015 , {{fbw, Cameroon , - , 2014 , {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2013 , ''No vote'' , - , 2012 , {{fbw, Equatorial Guinea , - , 2011 , {{fbw, Cameroon , - , 2010 , {{fbw, Nigeria

CAF Legends award

{, class="wikitable" !Year !Legend Name !Role !Country , - , 2018 , Mohamed Aboutrika , Player , {{fb, EGY , - , 2017 ,

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 ...

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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
{{fb, CMR , - , 2015 ,

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 Samuel Mbappé Léppé (28 February 1936 – 25 December 1985), also known as Mbappé Moumi Samuel, nicknamed ''Maréchal'' was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He comes from the Sawa community. Biography Chi ...

, Manager
Player , {{fb, GHA
{{fb, CMR , - , 2014 ,

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 ...

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, {{fb, CMR
{{fb, MLI , - , 2013 ,

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, ...

, Manager , {{fb, FRA , - , 2012 , Rigobert Song

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 ...

, Player
Manager , {{fb, CMR
{{fb, EGY , - , 2011 , Mustapha Hadji

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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{{fb, NGR , - , 2009 , {{Tooltip, Jesus, Osvaldo Saturnino de Oliveira
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Jules Bocandé , Players , {{fb, ANG
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{{fb, SEN , - , 2008 , Christian Chukwu , Player , {{fb, NGR , - , 2005 ,

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 ...

, Player , {{fb, ALG , - , 2004 ,

Pierre Kalala Mukendi Pierre Kalala Mukendi (22 November 1939 – 30 June 2015) was a Congolese football forward, born in Likasi, who played internationally for Congo-Kinshasa and also played for TP Engelbert called now TP Mazembe. Honours With TP Engelbert * Li ...

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 , Players , {{fb, COD
{{fb, EGY
{{fb, LBR , - , 2003 , Roger Milla
Salif Keïta
Kalusha Bwalya , Players , {{fb, CMR
{{fb, MLI
{{fb, ZAM

CAF Female Player of the Year

{{main article, African Women's Footballer of the Year {, class="wikitable" !Year !Player Name !Country , - , 2019 ,

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 ...

, {{flagicon, NGR Nigeria , - , 2018 ,

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 ...

, {{flagicon, RSA South Africa , - , 2017 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2016 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2015 , Gaëlle Enganamouit , {{flagicon, CMR Cameroon , - , 2014 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2012 , Genoveva Añonma , {{flagicon, Equatorial Guinea

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, - , 2011 ,

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 ...

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2009 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2008 , Noko Matlou , {{flagicon, RSA South Africa , - , 2007 , Cynthia Uwak , {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2006 , Cynthia Uwak , {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2005 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2004 ,

, {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2003 ,

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 Wo ...

, {{flagicon, GHA Ghana , - , 2002 , Alberta Sackey , {{flagicon, GHA Ghana , - , 2001 ,

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, ...

, {{flagicon, Nigeria Nigeria

African Goals of the Year

{, class="wikitable" !Year !Player Name !Country , - , 2019 , Riyad Mahrez , {{fb, Algeria , - , 2018 ,

, {{fb, South Africa , - , 2004 , Benni McCarthy , {{fb, South Africa , - , 2003 ,

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 ...

, {{fb, South Africa , - , 2002 , Papa Bouba Diop , {{fb, Senegal , - , 2001 , Zoubeir Baya , {{fb, Tunisia

President of the Year

{, class="wikitable" , + !Year !President !Country , - , 2019 , Moise Katumbi , {{flagicon, DR Congo TP Mazembe , - , 2018 ,

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 ...

, {{fb, MAR , - , 2017 , Ahmed Yahya , {{fb, MTN , - , 2016 , Manuel Lopes Nascimento , {{Flag, Guinea-Bissau , - , 2015 , Abdiqani Said Arab , {{Flag, Somalia

Federation of the Year

{, class="wikitable" , + !Year !Federation !Country , - , 2019 ,

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 ...

, {{fb, Egypt

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 ( President of the Republic of Senegal){{cite web, url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=SnnJfQNynaDDPbQyGPUJpA%3d%3d, title=Salah retains African award to seal great day for Egypt, website=cafonline.com, publisher=Confederation of African Football, date=8 January 2019, access-date=20 March 2020, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415082251/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=SnnJfQNynaDDPbQyGPUJpA%3d%3d, archive-date=15 April 2019 *2017: Nana Akufo-Addo ( President of Ghana) *2017: George Weah (President-elect of Liberia and former World, Africa and European Player of the Year) *2016: Son Excellence Muhammadu Buhari ( President of Nigeria)

Defunct awards

The following are no longer awarded.

CAF Goalkeeper of the Year

{, class="wikitable" , - !Year !Player Name !National Team !Club , - , 2008 , Essam El Hadary , {{fb, Egypt ,

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, - , 2007 , Essam El Hadary , {{fb, Egypt ,

, - , 2006 , Essam El Hadary , {{fb, Egypt ,

, - , 2005 ,

Tony Sylva Tony Mario Sylva (born 17 May 1975) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the vast majority of his 16-year professional career in France, playing in 157 Ligue 1 games during eight seasons and repre ...

, {{fb, Senegal , Lille , - , 2004 ,

Ali Boumnijel Ali Boumnijel ( ar, علي بومنيجل, born 13 April 1966) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works for Sochaux as assistant coach. At international level, he played for the Tunisian national team. ...

, {{fb, Tunisia ,

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, - , 2003 , Idriss Kameni , {{fb, Cameroon ,

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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, {{fb, Senegal , Monaco , - , 2001 , Essam El Hadary , {{fb, Egypt ,

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 ,

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, {{fb, Nigeria , - , 2003 ,

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 , {{fb, Mali , - , 2002 , Hicham Aboucherouane , Raja Casablanca , {{fb, Morocco , - , 2001 ,

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, {{fb, Angola

CAF Referee of the Year

{{see also, Referee (association football) {, class="wikitable" !Year !Referee !Country , - , 2016 ,

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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, - , 2013 , Djamel Haimoudi , {{flagicon, Algeria Algeria , - , 2012 , Djamel Haimoudi , {{flagicon, Algeria Algeria , - , 2011 ,

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. ...

, {{flagicon, CIV

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References

{{refbegin ;General *{{cite web, url=http://www.cafonline.com/caf/awards, title=GLO-CAF Awards, date=28 November 2012, publisher= CAF, access-date=28 November 2012 *{{cite web, url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7883228.stm, title=Arsenal's Adebayor wins Caf award, date=11 February 2009, work= BBC Sport , access-date=11 February 2009 *{{cite web, url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1022533.html, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212184008/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1022533.html, url-status=dead, archive-date=February 12, 2009, title=Adebayor named Africa's best, date=11 February 2009, publisher=

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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