Full List: Osimhen, Salah, and 28 Others Nominated for the 2023 African Player of the Year Award

Top African Football Stars Nominated for 2023 African Player of the Year Award.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of nominees for the 2023 African Player of the Year awards, setting the stage for a thrilling competition among the continent’s top football talents. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco, as announced by CAF on their official website.

The preliminary list of nominees was carefully compiled by a panel of CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends, and selected media representatives, considering the performance of candidates between November 2022 and September 2023.

For the prestigious CAF African Player of the Year award, 30 exceptional players have been shortlisted, making this year’s competition particularly fierce. In addition, 20 players are nominated for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year, and separate categories like Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year feature ten nominees each. Notably, the CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year Category for both men and women is introduced for the first time, with ten male players receiving nominations.

The final winners in each category will be determined through a voting panel that includes the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, Head Coaches, and captains of Member Associations and clubs involved in the group stages of the Interclub competitions.

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As a significant addition, CAF has acknowledged the exceptional contributions of goalkeepers in football, expanding the network of winners and acknowledging their remarkable performances.

While the nominees for the Women’s categories are yet to be announced, fans are eager to see who will succeed Senegal forward Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala, the reigning CAF African Player of the Year and CAF African Women’s Player of the Year, respectively.

The full list of nominees for the CAF African Player of the Year award (Men) includes:

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1. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)

2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)

3. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)

4. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)

5. Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas)

6. Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest)

7. Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr)

8. Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)

9. Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids)

10. Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly)

11. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)

12. Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)

13. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)

14. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United)

15. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)

16. Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)

17. Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)

18. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)

19. Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)

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1. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray)

2. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United)

3. Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)

4. Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)

5. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla)

6. Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)

7. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)

8. Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)

9. Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)

10. Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)

11. Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)

The announcement of these nominees has set the stage for football fans across the continent to eagerly anticipate the upcoming awards ceremony in Morocco, where the outstanding talents of African football will be celebrated and honored.