Lookman, Banda named Footballers of the yr – KBC
Nigeria ahead Ademola Lookman, Zambia striker Barbra Banda and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams have been the large winners at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco as Africa’s greatest performers for the yr have been honoured.
The glittering ceremony was attended by soccer royalty from the continent and past in a celebration of the unbelievable progress and improvement of the sport in Africa, and the astonishing strides which were made in males’s and girls’s soccer lately.
Lookman was named CAF Men’s Player of the Year after a sensational 12 months with Italian facet Atalanta and the Nigeria’s Super Eagles follows within the footsteps of compatriot Victor Osimhen, who claimed the award in 2023.
It is the primary time Nigeria has had back-to-back winners within the Men’s award since Nwankwo Kanu (1996) and Victor Ikpeba (1997) have been honoured virtually three many years in the past.
Banda took the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League season within the United States by storm as she helped Orlando Pride to the NWSL Shield and Championship, scoring the decisive aim within the last in opposition to Washington Spirit.
Her hat-trick for Zambia at Paris Olympics 2024 was her third in Olympic Games soccer, an all-time document within the competitors, elevating her to among the many greats to have performed the sport.
Banda grew to become the primary participant from Africa to be included within the FIFPRO Women’s World 11 in 2024.
Williams was the one double winner on the evening, amassing the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Men’s Interclub Player of the Year awards.
His spectacular penalty saves on the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 will dwell lengthy within the reminiscence, together with 4 within the quarter-final shootout win in opposition to Cape Verde as he captained South Africa to the bronze medal.
The 32-year-old helped his membership Mamelodi Sundowns set a joint document low of simply 11 targets conceded in 30 video games within the South African Premiership as they eased to a seventh home league title in succession.
Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie claimed the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award for the second yr in a row having had one other excellent season for French facet Paris FC, the place she was named Première Ligue Goalkeeper of the Season for 2023-24.
AS FAR and Morocco worldwide ahead Sanaâ Mssoudy gained the Women’s Interclub Player of the Year having claimed the Best Player award on the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League.
Lamine Camara of Senegal and Monaco was the Men’s Young Player of the Year because the versatile box-to-box midfielder shone for membership and nation together with his dynamic shows.
Doha El Madani of AS FAR and Morocco gained the Women’s Young Player of the Year because the 19-year-old secured the Golden Boot on the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League with six targets in 5 matches.
The Men’s Coach of the Year went to Emerse Fae after he led Cote d’Ivoire from the brink of elimination to the CAF Africa Cup of Nations title on residence soil in one of many nice world sports activities tales of 2024.
Moroccan tactician Lamia Boumehdi was named Women’s Coach of the Year as she led TP Mazembe from the DR Congo to the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League title with a win over AS FAR within the decider.
Cote d’Ivoire’s continental crown noticed them named Men’s National Team of the Year, whereas Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been the Women’s National Team of the Year.
Al Ahly’s fourth CAF Champions League win in 5 years made them worthy winners of Men’s Club of the Year, whereas TP Mazembe took residence the Women’s Club of the Year.
Goal of the Year was gained by Angola’s Mabululu for his audacious end in opposition to Namibia on the continental finals in Cote d’Ivoire. This was the one award voted for by followers.
In line with the dedication of CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe ultimately yr’s occasion, match officers have been additionally honoured on the 2024 CAF Awards, Mutaz Ibrahim of Libya was named Men’s Referee of the Year, whereas Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi was Women’s Referee of the Year.
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue of Cameroon was awarded Men’s Assistant Referee of the Year and Zambia’s Diana Chikotesha the Women’s Assistant Referee of the Year.
The Men’s CAF-FIFPRO Africa Best XI for Men and girls have been additionally named and honoured the highest performers from the continent in every place.
2024 CAF AWARDS WINNERS
CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)
CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)
CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)
CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Cote d’Ivoire
CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Nigeria
CAF CLUB OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
CAF CLUB OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
CAF REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
CAF REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
CAF ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
CAF ASSISTANT REFEREE OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)
CAF GOAL OF THE YEAR
Mabululu (Angola)
