CAF reveals final list of CAF Award nominees

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the top three (3) for all the women and men categories ahead of the much-awaited CAF Awards 2022 Gala on Thursday evening, 21 July 2022, in Rabat, Morocco.

The top three nominees made a cut from the previous list of the nominees that was revealed by CAF early this month,in both men and women categories.

In the men™s category, former winners™ Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane of Egypt and Senegal will have to battle it out with Senegal shot stopper Edouard Mendy, while in Women™s category, the four-time Player of the Year winner Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria will have to pass through stiff opposition of Ajara Nchout Njoya from Cameroonian and the debutant Grace Chanda of Zambia to clinch the fifth victory.

Full list of top 3 nominees (in alphabetical order);

Player of the Year (Women): Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano), Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona), Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt).

Player of the Year (Men):Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool), Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich).

Interclub Player of the Year (Women): Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns), Bambanani Mbanie (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns), Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes).

Interclub Player of the Year (Men): Achraf Dari (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club) ,Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly), Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly).

Young Player of the Year (Women): Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies), Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes), Yasmine Zouhir (Morocco & AS Saint-Etienne).

Young Player of the Year (Men): Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United), Karim Konate (Cote d™Ivoire & ASEC/RB Salzburg), Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham Hotspur)

Coach of the Year (Women): Bruce Mwape (Zambia), Desiree Ellis (South Africa), Jerry Tshabalala (Mamelodi Sundowns), Reynald Pedros (Morocco).

Coach of the Year (Men): Aliou Cisse (Senegal), Carlos Queiroz (Egypt), Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club).

Club of the Year (Women):AS FAR (Morocco), Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa).

Club of the Year (Men): Al Ahly (Egypt), RS Berkane (Morocco), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco).

National Team of the Year (Men): Cameroon, Egypt, Senegal

National Team of the Year (Women):

Due to the absence of a major women™s competition during the period under review, the Organising Team for the CAF Awards 2022 has reviewed the selection process for this important category. The TotalEnergies Women™s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco will be factored as one of the criterion in deciding a winner befitting of the status of the award and women™s football in general. The winner will be announced on 23 July 2022 during the final match of the Women™s AFCON.

Goal of the Year: Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi & Orlando Pirates), Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal & Simba), Zouhair El Moutaraji (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club).