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 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 s ...

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 ...

, {{fb, EGY , - , 2017 , Ibrahim Sunday ,

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 ...

, {{fb, GHA , - , 2016 ,

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 G ...

Samuel Mbappé Léppé , 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 ...

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 ...

, {{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 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 ...

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

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 ...

, Players , {{fb, MAR
{{fb, NGR , - , 2009 , {{Tooltip, Jesus, Osvaldo Saturnino de Oliveira

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-mos ...

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 ...

, Players , {{fb, ANG
{{fb, NGR
{{fb, SEN , - , 2008 ,

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 ...

, Player , {{fb, NGR , - , 2005 , Rabah Madjer , Player , {{fb, ALG , - , 2004 , Pierre Kalala Mukendi

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 Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Foot ...

, 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 f ...

, {{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

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 ...

, - , 2011 , Perpetua Nkwocha , {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2009 , Perpetua Nkwocha , {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2008 , Noko Matlou , {{flagicon, RSA South Africa , - , 2007 ,

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 ...

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, {{fbw, Nigeria , - , 2005 , Perpetua Nkwocha , {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2004 , Perpetua Nkwocha , {{flagicon, NGA Nigeria , - , 2003 , Adjoa Bayor , {{flagicon, GHA Ghana , - , 2002 , Alberta Sackey , {{flagicon, GHA Ghana , - , 2001 , Mercy Akide , {{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 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 ...

, {{fb, South Africa , - , 2003 , Lesley Manyathela , {{fb, South Africa , - , 2002 ,

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 ...

, {{fb, Senegal , - , 2001 ,

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 ...

, {{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 , {{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 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 vot ...

( 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 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 ...

(

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 ...

) *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 Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary ( ar, عصام كمال توفيق الحضري; born 15 January 1973) is an Egyptian goalkeeping coach and former professional footballer. Nicknamed the "High Dam", El Hadary spent the largest portion of his club c ...

, {{fb, Egypt ,

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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, - , 2005 , Tony Sylva , {{fb, Senegal ,

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 region, the prefecture of the No ...

, - , 2004 , Ali Boumnijel , {{fb, Tunisia , Rouen , - , 2003 , Idriss Kameni , {{fb, Cameroon , Espanyol , - , 2002 , Tony Sylva , {{fb, Senegal , Monaco , - , 2001 ,

, {{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 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 and ...

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

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

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 ( ...

, {{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 Brazil. ...

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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 ...

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, - , 2011 , Noumandiez Doué , {{flagicon, CIV Ivory Coast

References

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, 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= FIFA, access-date=11 February 2009 ;Specific {{refend {{reflist

External links

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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