Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong and forward Ademola Lookman have been nominated for the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Men’s Player of the Year award. They will compete against Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, Côte d'Ivoire's Simon Adingra, and Guinea's Serhou Guirassy for this prestigious honor.
Lookman's nomination comes on the heels of his impressive performance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where he netted three goals to help Nigeria reach the tournament final. He also made history in the 2024 UEFA Europa League final, scoring a hat-trick and becoming the first player to achieve this feat in an Europa League final, leading Atalanta to victory as the first Italian club to win the tournament.
Troost-Ekong, who was named the 2023 AFCON Player of the Tournament, also scored three goals during the competition. The CAF Awards ceremony is set to take place in Marrakech, Morocco, on December 16.
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)
