Semenyo, Hakimi, Diomande: Full list of 2026 CAF Awards nominees

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2026 awards as it prepares to recognise outstanding performances by footballers.

The awards will honour players who excelled in the various categories during the 2025/26 season, taking into account their performances for both club and country.

Ghana has earned a nomination in the National Team of the Year category, while Antoine Semenyo and Caleb Yirenkyi have also been nominated in individual categories as the country seeks to add to its accolades.

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The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Lagos, Nigeria, on Monday, December 7, 2026.

Here are the Men’s Categories nominees:

CAF Men’s Player of the Year

-Amad Diallo (Côte d’Ivoire/Manchester United)

-Yoane Wissa (DR Congo/Newcastle United)

-Antoine Semenyo (Ghana/Manchester City)

-Ismael Saibari (Morocco/Bayern Munich)

-Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/Paris Saint-Germain)

-Brahim Diaz (Morocco/Real Madrid)

-Ismaila Sarr (Senegal/Crystal Palace)

-Pape Gueye (Senegal/Villarreal)

-Sadio Mané (Senegal/Al-Nassr)

-Teboho Mokoena (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year

-Oussama Benbot (Algeria/USM Alger)

-Josimar José Évora Dias ‘Vozinha’ (Cabo Verde/Colo-Colo)

-Yahia Fofana (Côte d’Ivoire/Rizespor)

-Lionel Mpasi (DR Congo/Le Havre)

-El-Mahdi Soliman (Egypt/Zamalek)

-Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt/Al Ahly)

-Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Morocco/AS FAR)

-Yassine Bonou (Morocco/Al Hilal)

-Edouard Mendy (Senegal/Al Ahli)

-Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF Men’s Interclub Player of the Year

-Abdennour Belhocini (Algeria/CR Belouizdad)

-Ahmed Khaldi (Algeria/USM Alger)

-Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’ (Egypt/Al Ahly)

-Mohamed Shehata (Egypt/Zamalek)

-Mohamed Rabie Hrimat (Morocco/AS FAR)

-Mounir Chouiar (Morocco/RS Berkane)

-Sofiane El Moudane (Morocco/Olympic Safi)

-Khuliso Mudau (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

-Teboho Mokoena (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

-Abdel Raouf (Sudan/Al Hilal)

CAF Men’s Coach of the Year

-Lamine N’Diaye (USM Alger)

-Pedro Leitão Brito ‘Bubista’ (Cabo Verde)

-Sébastien Desabre (DR Congo)

-Hossam Hassan (Egypt)

-Moatamed Gamal (Zamalek)

-Alexandre Santos (AS FAR)

-Mohamed Ouahbi (Morocco)

-Walid Regragui (Morocco)

-Pape Thiaw (Senegal)

-Miguel Cardoso (Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF Men’s Young Player of the Year

-Ibrahim Maza (Algeria/Bayer Leverkusen)

-Christian Kofane (Cameroon/Bayer Leverkusen)

-Christ Inao (Côte d’Ivoire/Fiorentina)

-Yan Diomande (Côte d’Ivoire/Real Madrid)

-Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt/Barcelona)

-Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana/Coventry City)

-Ismael Kamissoko (Mali/Etoiles Mandé)

-Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco/Ajax)

-Ayoub Bouaddi (Morocco/Manchester City)

-Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal/Aston Villa)

CAF Men’s National Team of the Year

-Algeria

-Cabo Verde

-Côte d’Ivoire

-DR Congo

-Egypt

-Ghana

-Morocco

-Senegal

-South Africa

-Tunisia

CAF Men’s Club of the Year

-CR Belouizdad (Algeria)

-USM Alger (Algeria)

-AS Maniema (DR Congo)

-Zamalek (Egypt)

-AS FAR (Morocco)

-Olympic Safi (Morocco)

-RS Berkane (Morocco)

-Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

-Al Hilal (Sudan)

-Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)

Here are the Women’s Categories nominees:

CAF Women’s Player of the Year

-Marine Dafeur (Algeria/Bristol City)

-Marie Ngah Manga (Cameroon/Fenerbahçe)

-Michaely Bihina (Cameroon/Benfica)

-Monique Ngock (Cameroon/Washington Spirit)

-Portia Boakye (Ghana/UNAM)

-Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi/Olympique Lyon)

-Temwa Chawinga (Malawi/Kansas City Current)

-Hanan Ait El Haj (Morocco/Deportivo Alavés)

-Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa/Tigres UANL)

-Barbra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride)

CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year

-Chloe N’Gazi (Algeria/Marseille)

-Michaely Bihina (Cameroon/Benfica)

-Cynthia Konlan (Ghana/Samartex)

-Mercy Sikelo (Malawi/Civil Service United)

-Fatoumata Karantao (Mali/USFAS)

-Khadija El-Rmichi (Morocco/AS FAR)

-Christiana Uzoma (Nigeria/Edo Queens)

-Adji Ndiaye (Senegal/Bourges Foot)

-Kaylin Swart (South Africa/JVW)

-Hazel Nali (Zambia/ZESCO)

CAF Women’s Young Player of the Year

-Romaine Gandonou (Benin/Tambours)

-Maeva Nyadjou (Cameroon/Kansas City Current)

-Grace-Ruth Sery (Côte d’Ivoire/FC Nordsjælland)

-N’Sira Ouédraogo (Côte d’Ivoire/FC Nordsjælland)

-Rose Kadzere (Malawi/Montpellier)

-Kautar Azraf (Morocco/Barcelona)

-Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei (Nigeria/Benfica)

-Oluwakemi Adegbuyi (Nigeria/Edo Queens/Robo Queens)

-Adji Ndiaye (Senegal/Bourges Foot)

-Winfrida Gerald (Tanzania/JKT Queens)

CAF Women’s National Team of the Year

-Algeria

-Cabo Verde

-Cameroon

-Côte d’Ivoire

-Ghana

-Malawi

-Mali

-Morocco

-Nigeria

-South Africa

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