CAF Awards to hold July 21

The Confederation of African Football announced on Sunday the return of the prestigious Caf awards which have been on a little-explained hiatus since 2019. The awards ceremony will take place on July 21, with all of the classic Caf prizes set to be awarding to the most deserving stars in the African game.

The CAF Awards will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s flagship women’s competition, Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 20223 scheduled to take place from July 2 to July 23. The event will also coincide with the two-year anniversary of the launch of the CAF Women’s Football Strategy. In line with that, a new category; Interclubs Women Player of the Year has been introduced following the successful roll-out of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League in November 2021.

As in previous editions, there will be several categories to be presented, in addition to the coveted prize: Player of the Year (Men & Women). Other categories include Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Club of the Year, and Goal of the Year. The winners will be decided by votes from captains and coaches of the Member Associations, selected journalists, CAF Technical Study Group and CAF Legends.

The period under review is from September 2021 until June 2022. The previous edition of the CAF Awards was held in 2019 in Hurghada, Egypt. Senegalese forward Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala scooped the African Player of the Year Men and Women respectively.