CAF Awards explained

CAF Awards
Year:2000
Website:http://www.cafonline.com
Current Awards:2022 CAF Awards

The CAF Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best African association football players. It is conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

History

The CAF Awards was first awarded in the year 2000. It is an award contested by the Confederation of African Football and awarded to the best African player in each category. The African Footballer of the Year award is the oldest CAF award, being awarded since 1992 that witnessed Abedi Pele winning the inaugural award.

Current awards

The awards include:

CAF Player of the Year

See main article: article and African Footballer of the Year.

CAF Female Player of the Year

See main article: article and African Women's Footballer of the Year.

CAF Youth Player of the Year

YearPlayer (gender)National teamClub
2023[1] Metz
2022 Tottenham Hotspur
2019Achraf Hakimi Borussia Dortmund
2018[2] Borussia Dortmund
2017[3] FC Liefering
2016Alex Iwobi Arsenal
2015 Ultimate Strikers Academy

African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)

YearPlayerNational teamClub
2023Percy Tau Al Ahly
2022Mohamed El Shenawy Al Ahly
2019Youcef Belaïli Espérance de Tunis
2016Denis Onyango Mamelodi Sundowns
2015Mbwana Samatta TP Mazembe
2014Firmin Ndombe Mubele Vita Club
2013Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly
2012Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly
2011Oussama Darragi Espérance de Tunis
2010Ahmed Hassan Al Ahly
2009Trésor Mputu TP Mazembe
2008Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly
2007Amine Chermiti Étoile du Sahel
2006Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly
2005Mohamed Barakat Al Ahly

African Women's Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)

YearPlayerNational teamClub
2023Fatima Tagnaout AS FAR
2022Evelyn Badu Hasaacas Ladies F.C.

CAF Goalkeeper of the Year

YearPlayerNational teamClub
2023Yassine Bounou Al Hilal
2008Essam El Hadary Al Ahly
2007Essam El Hadary Al Ahly
2006Essam El Hadary Al Ahly
2005Tony Sylva Lille
2004Ali Boumnijel Rouen
2003Carlos Kameni Espanyol
2002Tony Sylva Monaco
2001Essam El Hadary Al Ahly

CAF Coach of the Year

YearCoachTeam managed
2023[4] Walid Regragui
2022 Aliou Cissé
2019 Djamel Belmadi
2018 Hervé Renard
2017 Héctor Cúper
2016 Pitso Mosimane Mamelodi Sundowns
2015 Hervé Renard
2014 Kheïreddine Madoui ES Sétif
2013 Stephen Keshi
2012 Hervé Renard
2011 Harouna Doula
2010 Milovan Rajevac
2009[5] Sellas Tetteh
2008 Hassan Shehata Egypt
2007 Yemi Tella
2006 Manuel José Al Ahly
2005 Stephen Keshi
2004 Okey Emordi Enyimba
2003 Kadiri Ikhana Enyimba
2002 Bruno Metsu
2001 Bruno Metsu
2000 Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Hearts of Oak

CAF Women's Coach of the Year

YearCoachTeam managed
2023 Desiree Ellis
2022 Desiree Ellis
2019 Desiree Ellis
2018 Desiree Ellis

African Inter-Club Team of the Year

YearClubNation
2023Al Ahly
2022[6] Wydad AC
2017Wydad AC
2016
2015TP Mazembe
2014ES Sétif
2013Al Ahly
2012Al Ahly
2011Espérance de Tunis
2010TP Mazembe
2009TP Mazembe
2008Al Ahly
2007Étoile du Sahel
2006Al Ahly
2005Al Ahly
2004Enyimba
2003Enyimba
2002Zamalek
2001Kaizer Chiefs

African Women's Inter-Club Team of the Year

YearClubNation
2023Mamelodi Sundowns
2022Mamelodi Sundowns

African National Team of the Year

The team of the year award was organized by France Football from 1980 to 2004, and by CAF from 2004 onwards.[7]

YearNational team
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
YearNational team
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
YearNational team
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
YearNational team
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
YearNational team
2022
2023
Ranking by team
TeamFirst placeSecond placeThird place
7 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003)4 (1981, 1982, 1986, 2002)1 (1993)
7 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2019)3 (1985, 1986, 2015)3 (1987, 1989, 2010)
4 (1985, 1986, 1997, 2023)4 (1993, 1998, 2003, 2004)1 (1980)
4 (1995, 1999, 2004, 2005)2 (1996, 1997)0
4 (2001, 2002, 2007, 2022)1 (2019)1 (1985)
3 (1998, 2008, 2017)7 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2010)2 (1990, 1991)
3 (1993, 1994, 2013)4 (1980, 1991, 2001, 2014)6 (1983, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004)
3 (1983, 2006, 2010)1 (2005)5 (1981, 1982, 1992, 2009, 2015)
2 (1992, 2015)2 (2009, 2011)3 (1994, 2006, 2012)
1 (2012)2 (1988, 1994)2 (1996, 1997)
1 (1996)00
1 (2011)00
1 (2016)00
1 (2018)00
01 (1995)0
01 (1995)0
01 (2012)0
01 (2013)0
001 (2013)
001 (2003)
001 (2005)
001 (2011)
001 (2014)

African Women's National Team of the Year

The team of the year award was organized by CAF since 2010.

YearNational team
2023
2022
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013No vote
2012
2011
2010

CAF Legends award

YearLegendRoleCountry
2018Mohamed AboutrikaPlayer Egypt
2017Ibrahim SundayManager Ghana
2016Laurent Pokou
Emilienne Mbango
Players
Cameroon
2015Charles Gyamfi
Samuel Mbappé Léppé
Manager
Player
Ghana
Cameroon
2014Oryx Douala
Stade Malien
Clubs
2013Bruno MetsuManager France
2012Rigobert Song
Mahmoud El-Gohary
Player
Manager
Cameroon
Egypt
2011Mustapha Hadji
Jay-Jay Okocha
Players Morocco
Nigeria
2009Jesus
Stephen Keshi
Jules Bocandé
Players Angola
Nigeria
Senegal
2008Christian ChukwuPlayer Nigeria
2005Rabah MadjerPlayer Algeria
2004Pierre Kalala Mukendi
Mahmoud El Khatib
George Weah
Players
Egypt
Liberia
2003Roger Milla
Salif Keïta
Kalusha Bwalya
Players Cameroon
Mali
Zambia

CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year

YearPlayerNational teamClub
2016Kelechi Iheanacho Manchester City
2015Etebo Oghenekaro Warri Wolves
2014Yacine Brahimi Porto
2013Kelechi Iheanacho Manchester City
2012Mohamed Salah Basel
2011Souleymane Coulibaly Tottenham Hotspur
2010Kwadwo Asamoah Udinese
2009Dominic Adiyiah Milan
2008Salomon Kalou Chelsea
2007Clifford Mulenga Pretoria University
2006Taye Taiwo Marseille
2005Mikel John Obi Chelsea
2004Obafemi Martins Internazionale
2003Obafemi Martins Internazionale
2002Mido Ajax
2001Mantorras Benfica

African Goal of the Year

YearPlayerCountry
2023Kahraba Egypt
2022Pape Ousmane Sakho Senegal
2019Riyad Mahrez Algeria
2018Thembi Kgatlana South Africa
2004Benni McCarthy South Africa
2003Lesley Manyathela South Africa
2002Papa Bouba Diop Senegal
2001Zoubeir Baya Tunisia

President of the Year

!Year!President!Team
2019Moïse Katumbi TP Mazembe
2018Fouzi Lekjaa
2017Ahmed Yahya
2016Manuel Lopes Nascimento
2015Abdiqani Said Arab

Federation of the Year

!Year!Federation!Country
2019Egyptian Football Association Egypt

CAF Team of the Year

See main article: article and CAF Team of the Year.

CAF outstanding achievement award

Platinum Award

Defunct awards

The following are no longer awarded.

African Champions League Best Player

Replaced by African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) since 2005.

Previous winners:

YearPlayerClubCountry
2004Vincent Enyeama Enyimba Nigeria
2003Dramane Traoré Ismaily Mali
2002Hicham Aboucherouane Raja Casablanca Morocco
2001Flávio Petro de Luanda Angola

CAF Referee of the Year

YearRefereeCountry
2016Bakary Gassama
2015Bakary Gassama
2014Bakary Gassama
2013Djamel Haimoudi
2012Djamel Haimoudi
2011Noumandiez Doué

Editions

The 2020 and 2021 CAF awards did not take place due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

The 2023 CAF awards took place in Marrakesh, Morocco[11] three months after a deadly earthquake that had struck the city.[12] [13] In order to show solidarity, a friendly match between African Legends took place.[14]

Criticism

In 2023, Algerian footballer Riyad Mahrez was not chosen as a finalist for the award.[15] Mahrez's absence was perceived as a snub by media and the Algerian football community.[16] [17] Algerian manager Abdelhak Benchikha, nominated for Best African Coach, said he would not attend the CAF awards ceremony in solidarity with Mahrez and Algerian club USM Alger.[18] Walid Sadi, the president of the Algerian Football Federation, also said that he would not attend the ceremony as a show of support for Mahrez.[19]

See also

References

General
Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023 . Confederation of African Football . 22 December 2023 . 2023-12-11.
  2. Web site: Aiteo CAF Awards 2018: Winners . CAF . 8 June 2021 . 8 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Here are all the winners of the 2017 CAF Awards . South African Football Federation . 8 June 2021 . 6 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-12 . Regragui scoops CAF's Best Coach of the Year prize . 2023-12-11 . CAF . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Arinaitwe. Ostine. 12 March 2010. Tetteh receives Caf award. 30 June 2021. The New Times Rwanda.
  6. Web site: 23 September 2022 . Morocco Football Awards: Wydad Casablanca Wins The Day & More Breaking News . 2 November 2022 .
  7. Web site: African National Team of the Year. RSSSF. Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 6 July 2007.
  8. Web site: Mane, Oshoala named African Footballers of 2019 at CAF Awards. cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2020. 20 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Salah retains African award to seal great day for Egypt. cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 8 January 2019. 20 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415082251/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=SnnJfQNynaDDPbQyGPUJpA%3d%3d. 15 April 2019.
  10. Web site: 2022-05-18 . Unusual silence from Caf leaves observers wondering whether 2021 awards gala will ever be held Goal.com English Bahrain . 2023-10-31 . www.goal.com . en-BH.
  11. Web site: Oyebola . Mike . 2022-06-19 . 2022 CAF Awards to hold in Morocco, July . 2023-07-26 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-07-24 . CAF Awards return to Morocco to celebrate Africa's finest on 11 December . 2023-07-26 . CAF . en-GB.
  13. Web site: 2023-10-31 . CAF Awards to return to Morocco for second year . 2023-11-01 . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2023-10-12 . African Legends honour Earthquake victims during friendly match in Marrakech . 2023-12-27 . CAF . en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Riyad Mahrez non retenu pour le trophée du meilleur joueur de la CAF, une omission qui fait tache . Riyad Mahrez not selected for the CAF Best Player Award, an omission that leaves a stain. . 2023-12-11 . www.goal.com . fr.
  16. Web site: Ballon d'or africain: Hakimi parmi les trois finalistes mais une absence va faire parler . African Ballon d'Or: Hakimi among the three finalists, but one absence will be talked about. . 2023-12-11 . RMC SPORT . fr.
  17. Web site: 2023-12-07 . Algérie : Mahrez absent du titre de meilleur joueur, la colère des Fennecs . Algeria: Mahrez absent from the title of best player, the anger of the Desert Foxes. . 2023-12-11 . Onze Mondial . fr.
  18. Web site: 2023-12-11 . Nominé pour les CAF Awards, il surprend, "Même si j’avais été invité, je n’y serais pas allé" . Nominated for the CAF Awards, he surprises, "Even if I had been invited, I wouldn't have gone." . 2023-12-11 . fr-FR.
  19. Web site: Algeria boycotts CAF Awards over 'unfair' withdrawal of Mahrez from final list . 2023-12-11 . sportsbrief.com . en.