The 2024 CAF Awards will see a new Men’s Player of the Year crowned when they are staged in Marrakech, Morrocco on Monday, 16 December, the latest recipient of a prize that has celebrated the continent’s elite players in various guises since 1970.
This year’s gala ceremony will be at the Palais des Congrès with the ceremony set to kick off at 19h00 local time (18h00 GMT/ 20h00 Cairo time/ 21h00 East African time). One of the highlights of the night will be the unveiling of the Men’s Player of the Year, with five nominees still in the running.
Cote d’Ivoire and Brighton & Hove Albion winger Simon Adingra is among the contenders, along with Borussia Dortmund’s Guinea international striker Serhou Guirassy and Morocco right-back Achraf Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain.
Atalanta’s exciting winger Ademola Lookman will be the pick of Nigeria fans, while Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams will hope his exploits for South Africa at TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023 see him claim the prize. | 
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