The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the names of nominees for the 1016 Men's Player of the Year award,
See the nominees:
Amad Diallo: Ivory Coast / Manchester United
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Antoine Semenyo: Ghana / Manchester City
Ismael Saibari: Morocco / Bayern Munich
Achraf Hakimi: Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain
Brahim Díaz: Morocco / Real Madrid
Ismaïla Sarr: Senegal / Crystal Palace
Pape Gueye: Senegal / Villarreal
Sadio Mané: Senegal / Al-Nassr
Teboho Mokoena: South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns
CAF also released its nominees for the 2026 Coach of the Year (Men) award.
See the nominees:
Lamine N’Diaye: Algeria (head coach of USM Alger).
Pedro Leitão Brito (“Bubista”): Morocco (head coach of RS Berkane; previously Cape Verde national team).
Sébastien Desabre: DR Congo (head coach of the national team).
Hossam Hassan: Egypt (head coach of the national team).
Moatamed Gamal: Egypt (head coach of Zamalek).
Alexandre Santos: Morocco (recently with AS FAR; later linked to other roles such as Nacional in Portugal after leaving).
Mohamed Ouahbi: Morocco (head coach of the national team).
Walid Regragui: Morocco (most recently head coach of the national team until early 2026; currently without a club role).
Pape Thiaw (most recently head coach of the national team until mid-2026; currently without a club and linked to possible moves such as MC Alger).
Miguel Cardoso: South Africa (head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns).
Meanwhile, some of Africa’s leading women footballers, including former winners and emerging talents Marie Ngah Manga, Michaely Bihina and Monique Ngock, alongside established stars Temwa Chawinga, Thembi Kgatlana and Barbra Banda, feature prominently among the nominees for several women’s categories of the CAF Awards 2026, announced on Tuesday.
The CAF Awards 2026 are to take place in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, 07 December 2026.
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