| 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).
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.
The awards include:
See main article: article and African Footballer of the Year.
See main article: article and African Women's Footballer of the Year.
| Year | Player (gender) | National team | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023[1] | Metz | |||
| 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| 2019 | Achraf Hakimi | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2018[2] | Borussia Dortmund | |||
| 2017[3] | FC Liefering | |||
| 2016 | Alex Iwobi | Arsenal | ||
| 2015 | Ultimate Strikers Academy |
| Year | Player | National team | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Percy Tau | Al Ahly | ||
| 2022 | Mohamed El Shenawy | Al Ahly | ||
| 2019 | Youcef Belaïli | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2016 | Denis Onyango | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2015 | Mbwana Samatta | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2014 | Firmin Ndombe Mubele | Vita Club | ||
| 2013 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al Ahly | ||
| 2012 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al Ahly | ||
| 2011 | Oussama Darragi | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2010 | Ahmed Hassan | Al Ahly | ||
| 2009 | Trésor Mputu | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2008 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al Ahly | ||
| 2007 | Amine Chermiti | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2006 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al Ahly | ||
| 2005 | Mohamed Barakat | Al Ahly |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR | |
| 2022 | Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies F.C. | |
| Year | Player | National team | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yassine Bounou | Al Hilal | ||
| 2008 | Essam El Hadary | Al Ahly | ||
| 2007 | Essam El Hadary | Al Ahly | ||
| 2006 | Essam El Hadary | Al Ahly | ||
| 2005 | Tony Sylva | Lille | ||
| 2004 | Ali Boumnijel | Rouen | ||
| 2003 | Carlos Kameni | Espanyol | ||
| 2002 | Tony Sylva | Monaco | ||
| 2001 | Essam El Hadary | Al Ahly |
| Year | Coach | Team 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 |
| Year | Coach | Team managed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Desiree Ellis | ||
| 2022 | Desiree Ellis | ||
| 2019 | Desiree Ellis | ||
| 2018 | Desiree Ellis |
| Year | Club | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2022[6] | Wydad AC | ||
| 2017 | Wydad AC | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2015 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2014 | ES Sétif | ||
| 2013 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2012 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2011 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| 2010 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2009 | TP Mazembe | ||
| 2008 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2007 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2006 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2005 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2004 | Enyimba | ||
| 2003 | Enyimba | ||
| 2002 | Zamalek | ||
| 2001 | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Year | Club | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
| 2022 | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
The team of the year award was organized by France Football from 1980 to 2004, and by CAF from 2004 onwards.[7]
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| Team | First place | Second place | Third 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) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 (2011) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 (2016) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 (2018) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 (1995) | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 (1995) | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 (2012) | 0 | ||
| 0 | 1 (2013) | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2013) | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2003) | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2005) | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2011) | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 (2014) |
The team of the year award was organized by CAF since 2010.
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| Year | Legend | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Player | Egypt | |
| 2017 | Ibrahim Sunday | Manager | Ghana | |
| 2016 | Laurent Pokou Emilienne Mbango | Players |  Cameroon | |
| 2015 | Charles Gyamfi Samuel Mbappé Léppé | Manager Player | Ghana Cameroon | |
| 2014 | Oryx Douala Stade Malien | Clubs | ||
| 2013 | Bruno Metsu | Manager | France | |
| 2012 | Rigobert Song Mahmoud El-Gohary | Player Manager | Cameroon Egypt | |
| 2011 | Mustapha Hadji Jay-Jay Okocha | Players | Morocco Nigeria | |
| 2009 | Jesus Stephen Keshi Jules Bocandé | Players |  Angola Nigeria Senegal | |
| 2008 | Christian Chukwu | Player | Nigeria | |
| 2005 | Rabah Madjer | Player |  Algeria | |
| 2004 | Pierre Kalala Mukendi Mahmoud El Khatib George Weah | Players | Egypt Liberia | |
| 2003 | Roger Milla Salif Keïta Kalusha Bwalya | Players | Cameroon Mali Zambia |
| Year | Player | National team | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kelechi Iheanacho | Manchester City | ||
| 2015 | Etebo Oghenekaro | Warri Wolves | ||
| 2014 | Yacine Brahimi | Porto | ||
| 2013 | Kelechi Iheanacho | Manchester City | ||
| 2012 | Mohamed Salah | Basel | ||
| 2011 | Souleymane Coulibaly | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 2010 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Udinese | ||
| 2009 | Dominic Adiyiah | Milan | ||
| 2008 | Salomon Kalou | Chelsea | ||
| 2007 | Clifford Mulenga | Pretoria University | ||
| 2006 | Taye Taiwo | Marseille | ||
| 2005 | Mikel John Obi | Chelsea | ||
| 2004 | Obafemi Martins | Internazionale | ||
| 2003 | Obafemi Martins | Internazionale | ||
| 2002 | Mido | Ajax | ||
| 2001 | Mantorras | Benfica |
| Year | Player | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kahraba | Egypt | |
| 2022 | Pape Ousmane Sakho | Senegal | |
| 2019 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | |
| 2018 | Thembi Kgatlana |  South Africa | |
| 2004 | Benni McCarthy | South Africa | |
| 2003 | Lesley Manyathela | South Africa | |
| 2002 | Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal | |
| 2001 | Zoubeir Baya |  Tunisia |
| 2019 | Moïse Katumbi | TP Mazembe | |
| 2018 | Fouzi Lekjaa | ||
| 2017 | Ahmed Yahya | ||
| 2016 | Manuel Lopes Nascimento | ||
| 2015 | Abdiqani Said Arab |
| 2019 | Egyptian Football Association | Egypt |
See main article: article and CAF Team of the Year.
The following are no longer awarded.
Replaced by African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) since 2005.
Previous winners:
| Year | Player | Club | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vincent Enyeama | Enyimba | Nigeria | |
| 2003 | Dramane Traoré | Ismaily | Mali | |
| 2002 | Hicham Aboucherouane | Raja Casablanca | Morocco | |
| 2001 | Flávio | Petro de Luanda | Angola |
| Year | Referee | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bakary Gassama | ||
| 2015 | Bakary Gassama | ||
| 2014 | Bakary Gassama | ||
| 2013 | Djamel Haimoudi | ||
| 2012 | Djamel Haimoudi | ||
| 2011 | Noumandiez Doué |
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]
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]