The final shortlist for the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards set to take place in Marrakesh, Morocco on 16 December has been confirmed.
South Africa has a huge influence this year around with nine category nominations, which includes Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos, while Ronwen Williams has been shortlisted in three different categories.
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) Football of the Season has been swimming in plaudits over his exploits in the calendar year which began with a sensational showing at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire where he steered South Africa to a bronze medal.
He won the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award and followed this up by finishing ninth in the Ballon d’Or for goalkeepers, the Yashine Trophy.
2024 CAF Awards finalists in full:
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:
- Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris-Saint Germain)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:
- Sanaâ Mssoudy – (Morocco/ASFAR)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie – (Nigeria/Paris FC)
- Babra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride)
𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘀):
- Emerse Faé – Cote d’Ivoire
- Sébastien Desabre – DR Congo
- Hugo Broos – South Africa
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀):
- Lamia Boumehdi – TP Mazembe
- Ahmed Ramadan – FC Masar
- Mohamed Amine Alioua – ASFAR
- Thinasonke Mbuli – UWC
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Lacho Flora Marta – TP Mazembe
- Doha El Madani – ASFAR
- Sanaâ Mssoudy – ASFAR
𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United)
- Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast / SCO Angers)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa/ Mamelodi Sundowns)
𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Khadija Er-Rmichi – ASFAR
- Chiamaka Nnadozie – Paris FC
- Andile Dlamini – Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:
- Ivory Coast
- Nigeria
- South Africa
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿:
- South Africa
- Morocco
- Nigeria
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Karim Konate – RB Salzburg
- Oumar Diakité – Stade Reims
- Lamine Camara – AS Monaco
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Habiba Sabry – Masar
- Doha Madani – ASFAR
- Chiamaka Okwuchukwu – Rivers Angels
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Ahmed Zizo (Zamalek / Egypt)
- Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly / Egypt)
- Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns / South Africa)
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 (𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Zamalek (Egypt)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
𝗖𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗢𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 (𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻):
- TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
- ASFAR (Morocco)
- Edo Queens (Nigeria)
