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FULL LIST: Lookman, Troost-Ekong Nominated For 2024 CAF Player Of The Year Award
The Nigerian duo will compete for the prestigious title against Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Simon Adingra of Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy.
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Lookman stood out during Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League campaign last season, securing a hat-trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen. The 27-year-old winger also shone for Nigeria, netting three goals in seven appearances at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Troost-Ekong, named the best player at the 2023 AFCON, scored three goals and captained Nigeria to a second-place finish.
The CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 16.
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FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS FOR 2024 CAF AWARD
Men’s national team of the year
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Ivory Coast
- DR Congo
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Uganda
- Men’s Young Player of the Year
- Carlos Baleba
- Karim Konaté
- Oumar Diakite
- Yankuba Minteh
- Abdul Aziz Issah
- Bilal El Khannouss
- Eliesse Ben Seghir
- El Hadji Malick Diouf
- Lamine Camara
- Amanallah Memmiche
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year
- Oussama Benbot
- Issoufou Dayo
- Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’
- Hussein El Shahat
- Mostafa Shobeir
- Abdul Aziz Issah
- John Antwi
- Amanallah Memmiche
- Yassine Meriah
- Ronwen Williams
Men’s Player of the Year
- Ademola Lookman
- Amine Gouiri
- Achraf Hakimi
- Chancel Mbemba
- Ronwen Williams
- Sehoru Guirassy
- Simon Adingra
- Soufinane Rahimi
- William Troost-Ekoong
Men’s Club of the Year
- Petro Luanda
- TP Mazembe
- Al Ahly
- Zamalek
- Dreams FC
- RS Berkane
- Mamelodi Sundowns
- Simba SC
- Yanga
- Esperance de Tunis
Coach of the Year
- Pedro Gonçalves (Angola)
- Brahima Traore (Burkina Faso)
- Emerse Faé (Côte d’Ivoire)
- José Gomes (Zamalek)
- Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
- Chiquinho (Mozambique)
- Hugo Broos (South Africa)
- Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal)
- Kwesi Appiah (Sudan)
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