CAF Awards

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 (CAF).

History

The CAF Awards was first awarded in the year 2000. It is an award contested by the Confederation of African Football and awarded to the best African player in each category. The African Footballer of the Year award is the oldest CAF award, being awarded since 1992 that witnessed Abedi Pele winning the inaugural award.

Current awards

The awards include:

CAF Player of the Year

Main article: African Footballer of the Year

CAF Female Player of the Year

Main article: African Women's Footballer of the Year

CAF Youth Player of the Year

Year Player National team Club
2024[1] Lamine Camara  Senegal France Monaco
2023[2] Lamine Camara  Senegal France Metz
2022 Pape Matar Sarr  Senegal England Tottenham Hotspur
2019[3] Achraf Hakimi  Morocco Germany Borussia Dortmund
2018[4] Achraf Hakimi  Morocco Germany Borussia Dortmund
2017[5] Patson Daka  Zambia Austria FC Liefering
2016 Alex Iwobi  Nigeria England Arsenal
2015 Victor Osimhen  Nigeria Nigeria Ultimate Strikers Academy

CAF Youth Women's Player of the Year

Year Player National team Club
2024[6] Doha El Madani  Morocco Morocco AS FAR
2023[2] Nesryne El Chad  Morocco France Lille
2022 Evelyn Badu  Ghana Ghana Hasaacas
2014 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria Nigeria Rivers Angels

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

Year Player National team Club
2024[7] Ronwen Williams  South Africa South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
2023[2] Percy Tau  South Africa Egypt Al Ahly
2022 Mohamed El Shenawy  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2019[3] Youcef Belaïli  Algeria Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2016 Denis Onyango  Uganda South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
2015 Mbwana Samatta  Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
2014 Firmin Ndombe Mubele  DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club
2013 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2012 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2011 Oussama Darragi  Tunisia Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
2010 Ahmed Hassan  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2009 Trésor Mputu  DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
2008 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2007 Amine Chermiti  Tunisia Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
2006 Mohamed Aboutrika  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly
2005 Mohamed Barakat  Egypt Egypt Al Ahly

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

Year Player National team Club
2024[7] Sanaâ Mssoudy  Morocco Morocco AS FAR
2023[2] Fatima Tagnaout  Morocco Morocco AS FAR
2022 Evelyn Badu  Ghana Ghana Hasaacas

CAF Goalkeeper of the Year

Year Player National team Club
2024[8] Ronwen Williams  South Africa South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
2023[2] Yassine Bounou  Morocco Spain Sevilla
2004 Ali Boumnijel  Tunisia France Rouen
2003 Carlos Kameni  Cameroon Spain Espanyol
2002 Tony Sylva  Senegal France Monaco

CAF Women's Goalkeeper of the Year

Year Player National team Club
2024[9] Chiamaka Nnadozie  Nigeria France Paris FC
2023[2] Chiamaka Nnadozie  Nigeria France Paris FC

CAF Coach of the Year

Year Coach Team managed
2024[10] Ivory Coast Emerse Faé  Ivory Coast
2023[11] Morocco Walid Regragui  Morocco
2022 Senegal Aliou Cissé  Senegal
2019[3] Algeria Djamel Belmadi  Algeria
2018[4] France Hervé Renard  Morocco
2017[5] Argentina Héctor Cúper  Egypt
2016 South Africa Pitso Mosimane South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
2015 France Hervé Renard  Ivory Coast
2014 Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui Algeria ES Sétif
2013 Nigeria Stephen Keshi  Nigeria
2012 France Hervé Renard  Zambia
2011 Niger Harouna Doula  Niger
2010 Serbia Milovan Rajevac  Ghana
2009[12] Ghana Sellas Tetteh  Ghana U20
2008 Egypt Hassan Shehata Egypt Egypt
2007 Nigeria Yemi Tella  Nigeria U17
2006 Portugal Manuel José Egypt Al Ahly
2005 Nigeria Stephen Keshi  Togo
2004 Nigeria Okey Emordi Nigeria Enyimba
2003 Nigeria Kadiri Ikhana Nigeria Enyimba
2002 France Bruno Metsu  Senegal
2001 France Bruno Metsu  Senegal
2000 Ghana Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Ghana Hearts of Oak

CAF Women's Coach of the Year

Year Coach Team managed
2024[13] Morocco Lamia Boumehdi Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
2023[2] South Africa Desiree Ellis  South Africa
2022 South Africa Desiree Ellis  South Africa
2019[3] South Africa Desiree Ellis  South Africa
2018[4] South Africa Desiree Ellis  South Africa

African Inter-Club Team of the Year

Year Club Nation
2024[14] Al Ahly  Egypt
2023[2] Al Ahly  Egypt
2022[15] Wydad AC  Morocco
2017[5] Wydad AC  Morocco
2016 Mamelodi Sundowns  South Africa
2015 TP Mazembe  DR Congo
2014 ES Sétif  Algeria
2013 Al Ahly  Egypt
2012 Al Ahly  Egypt
2011 Espérance de Tunis  Tunisia
2010 TP Mazembe  DR Congo
2009 TP Mazembe  DR Congo
2008 Al Ahly  Egypt
2007 Étoile du Sahel  Tunisia
2006 Al Ahly  Egypt
2005 Al Ahly  Egypt
2004 Enyimba  Nigeria
2003 Enyimba  Nigeria
2002 Zamalek  Egypt
2001 Kaizer Chiefs  South Africa

African Women's Inter-Club Team of the Year

Year Club Nation
2024[16] TP Mazembe  DR Congo
2023[2] Mamelodi Sundowns  South Africa
2022 Mamelodi Sundowns  South Africa

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.[17]

Year National team
1980  Algeria
1981  Algeria
1982  Algeria
1983  Ghana
1984  Cameroon
1985  Morocco
1986  Morocco
1987  Cameroon
1988  Cameroon
1989  Cameroon
Year National team
1990  Cameroon
1991  Algeria
1992  Ivory Coast
1993  Nigeria
1994  Nigeria
1995  Tunisia
1996  South Africa
1997  Morocco
1998  Egypt
1999  Tunisia
Year National team
2000  Cameroon
2001  Senegal
2002  Senegal
2003  Cameroon
2004  Tunisia
2005  Tunisia
2006  Ghana
2007  Senegal
2008  Egypt
2009  Algeria
Year National team
2010  Ghana
2011  Botswana
2012  Zambia
2013  Nigeria
2014  Algeria
2015  Ivory Coast
2016  Uganda
2017[5]  Egypt
2018[4]  Mauritania
2019[3]  Algeria
Year National team
2022  Senegal
2023[2]  Morocco
2024[7]  Ivory Coast
Ranking by team
Team First place Second place Third place
 Cameroon 7 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003) 4 (1981, 1982, 1986, 2002) 1 (1993)
 Algeria 7 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2019) 3 (1985, 1986, 2015) 3 (1987, 1989, 2010)
 Morocco 4 (1985, 1986, 1997, 2023) 4 (1993, 1998, 2003, 2004) 1 (1980)
 Tunisia 4 (1995, 1999, 2004, 2005) 2 (1996, 1997) 0
 Senegal 4 (2001, 2002, 2007, 2022) 1 (2019) 1 (1985)
 Egypt 3 (1998, 2008, 2017) 7 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2010) 2 (1990, 1991)
 Nigeria 3 (1993, 1994, 2013) 4 (1980, 1991, 2001, 2014) 6 (1983, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004)
 Ivory Coast 3 (1992, 2015, 2024) 2 (2009, 2011) 3 (1994, 2006, 2012)
 Ghana 3 (1983, 2006, 2010) 1 (2005) 5 (1981, 1982, 1992, 2009, 2015)
 Zambia 1 (2012) 2 (1988, 1994) 2 (1996, 1997)
 South Africa 1 (1996) 0 0
 Botswana 1 (2011) 0 0
 Uganda 1 (2016) 0 0
 Mauritania 1 (2018) 0 0
 Angola 0 1 (1995) 0
 Mozambique 0 1 (1995) 0
 Cape Verde 0 1 (2012) 0
 Burkina Faso 0 1 (2013) 0
 Ethiopia 0 0 1 (2013)
 Mali 0 0 1 (2003)
 Togo 0 0 1 (2005)
 Niger 0 0 1 (2011)
 Libya 0 0 1 (2014)

African Women's National Team of the Year

The team of the year award was organized by CAF since 2010.

Year National team
2024[7]  Nigeria
2023[2]  Nigeria
2022  South Africa
2019[3]  Cameroon
2018[4]  Nigeria
2017[5]  South Africa
2016  Nigeria
2015  Cameroon
2014  Nigeria
2013 No vote
2012  Equatorial Guinea
2011  Cameroon
2010  Nigeria

CAF Legends award

Year Legend Role Country
2018 Mohamed Aboutrika Player  Egypt
2017[5] Ibrahim Sunday Manager  Ghana
2016 Laurent Pokou
Emilienne Mbango 		Players  Ivory Coast
 Cameroon
2015 Charles Gyamfi
Samuel Mbappé Léppé 		Manager
Player 		 Ghana
 Cameroon
2014 Oryx Douala
Stade Malien 		Clubs  Cameroon
 Mali
2013 Bruno Metsu Manager  France
2012 Rigobert Song
Mahmoud El-Gohary 		Player
Manager 		 Cameroon
 Egypt
2011 Mustapha Hadji
Jay-Jay Okocha 		Players  Morocco
 Nigeria
2009 Jesus
Stephen Keshi
Jules Bocandé 		Players  Angola
 Nigeria
 Senegal
2008 Christian Chukwu Player  Nigeria
2005 Rabah Madjer Player  Algeria
2004 Pierre Kalala Mukendi
Mahmoud El Khatib
George Weah 		Players  DR Congo
 Egypt
 Liberia
2003 Roger Milla
Salif Keïta
Kalusha Bwalya 		Players  Cameroon
 Mali
 Zambia

African Goal of the Year

Year Player Country
2024[7] Mabululu  Angola
2023 Kahraba  Egypt
2022 Pape Ousmane Sakho  Senegal
2019[3] Riyad Mahrez  Algeria
2018[4] Thembi Kgatlana  South Africa
2004 Benni McCarthy  South Africa
2003 Lesley Manyathela  South Africa
2002 Papa Bouba Diop  Senegal
2001 Zoubeir Baya  Tunisia

CAF Referee of the Year

Year Referee Country
2024[18] Mutaz Ibrahim  Libya
2016 Bakary Gassama  Gambia
2015 Bakary Gassama  Gambia
2014 Bakary Gassama  Gambia
2013 Djamel Haimoudi  Algeria
2012 Djamel Haimoudi  Algeria
2011 Noumandiez Doué  Ivory Coast

CAF Women Referee of the Year

Year Referee Country
2024[18] Bouchra Karboubi  Morocco

President of the Year

Year President Team
2019[3] Moïse Katumbi Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
2018[4] Fouzi Lekjaa  Morocco
2017[5] Ahmed Yahya  Mauritania
2016 Manuel Lopes Nascimento  Guinea-Bissau
2015 Abdiqani Said Arab  Somalia

Federation of the Year

Year Federation Country
2019[3] Egyptian Football Association  Egypt

CAF Team of the Year

Main article: CAF Team of the Year

CAF outstanding achievement award

Platinum Award

Defunct awards

The following are no longer awarded.

CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year

Year Player National team Club
2016 Kelechi Iheanacho  Nigeria England Manchester City
2015 Etebo Oghenekaro  Nigeria Nigeria Warri Wolves
2014 Yacine Brahimi  Algeria Portugal Porto
2013 Kelechi Iheanacho  Nigeria England Manchester City
2012 Mohamed Salah  Egypt Switzerland Basel
2011 Souleymane Coulibaly  Ivory Coast England Tottenham Hotspur
2010 Kwadwo Asamoah  Ghana Italy Udinese
2009 Dominic Adiyiah  Ghana Italy Milan
2008 Salomon Kalou  Ivory Coast England Chelsea
2007 Clifford Mulenga  Zambia South Africa Pretoria University
2006 Taye Taiwo  Nigeria France Marseille
2005 Mikel John Obi  Nigeria England Chelsea
2004 Obafemi Martins  Nigeria Italy Internazionale
2003 Obafemi Martins  Nigeria Italy Internazionale
2002 Mido  Egypt Netherlands Ajax
2001 Mantorras  Angola Portugal Benfica

African Champions League Best Player

Replaced by African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) since 2005.

Previous winners:

Year Player Club Country
2004 Vincent Enyeama Nigeria Enyimba  Nigeria
2003 Dramane Traoré Egypt Ismaily  Mali
2002 Hicham Aboucherouane Morocco Raja Casablanca  Morocco
2001 Flávio Angola Petro de Luanda  Angola

Editions

The 2020 and 2021 CAF awards did not take place due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

On 24 October 2024, CAF announced that the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, Morocco for the second year in a row.[21][22] In order to show solidarity, a friendly match between African Legends took place.[23]

See also

References

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