Moroccan prodigy Nesryne El Chad continues to shatter records, winning the inaugural CAF Women’s Young Player of the Year award on Monday. The 20-year-old defender saw off fellow nominees Comfort Yeboah of Ghana and Nigeria’s Deborah Abiodun for the groundbreaking honour at the CAF Awards in Marrakech. Despite her tender …
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Morocco boss Walid Regragui has been crowned CAF’s Best Coach of the Year for the men’s category after guiding his country to a historic FIFA World Cup semifinal run in Qatar. The 48-year-old claimed African football’s top individual coaching prize at Monday’s awards ceremony in Marrakech after a remarkable 2022. …
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Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, December 11, 2023. Osimhen, the Nigerian striker who made headlines in Italy and also for his contribution in the Super Eagles jersey, won the CAF …
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South African senior women’s national team coach, Desiree Ellis continues engraving her name into the rich history books of African football. The Banyana Banyana coach, who guided South Africa to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance retains the same accolade …
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Moroccan hero Yassine Bounou further cemented his legendary status on Monday, winning the CAF award for Best African Goalkeeper in Marrakech. Bounou beat fellow nominees Andre Onana of Cameroon and Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shenawy to the prestigious prize. The 32-year-old shot-stopper was instrumental in Morocco’s historic World Cup semi-final run in …
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Senegalese sensation Lamine Camara capped off a remarkable 2023 by winning the CAF Young Player of the Year award on Monday night. The 19-year-old FC Metz forward beat fellow nominees Abdessamad Ezzalzouli of Morocco and compatriot Amara Diouf to the prestigious prize. Camara has rapidly risen from African football’s next …
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Midfield sensation Fatima Tagnaout etched her name into the history books on Monday, becoming the first Moroccan recipient of the 2023 CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year award. The AS FAR winger beat fellow nominees Refilwe Tholakele of Botswana and South Africa’s Lebohang Ramalepe at a dazzling CAF awards …
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The Atlas Lions have been confirmed as the best team of the year for the period November 2022 – September 2023 at the CAF Awards 2023. Morocco’s significant rise on the continent was further recognized at the global stage when they stunned world football by impressively reaching the semi-finals of …
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Reigning champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Al Ahly were awarded the Club of the Year award at Monday’s CAF Awards 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco. After lifting their record 11th CAF Champions League title, which was accompanied by being Egyptian Premier League and Egyptian Cup champions, Africa’s most successful …
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The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) and IMG, a global sports, events and representation company, today announced that IMG has won the exclusive rights to distribute the international media rights for CAF’s events in 85+ countries from 2023-2025. This excludes territories in the MENA region, selected areas and Sub Saharan …
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