Super Eagles of Nigeria duo Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong are among the 10 players shortlisted for the 2024 CAF African Men’s Player of the Year category.
Others on the shorlist include Moroccan and Paris Saint Germain’s Achraf Hakimi and Ronwen Williams of South Africa and MamelodiSundowns.
Interestingly, Williams is nominated in all three categories: Player of the Year, CAF Goalkeeper of the Year and CAF Interclub player of the Year.
The rest on the 10-man list are Amine Gouiri (Algeria / Rennes), Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso / Bayer Leverkusen), Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo / Olympique de Marseille), Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco / Al Ain), and Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund).
Egypt and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface and Chelsea’s Nicholas Jackson are among the notable names missing from the shortlist.
Lookman is the favourite to succeed compatriot Victor Osimhen as CAF African Player of the Year.
The CAF Awards, scheduled on December 16 in Marrakech, Morocco, cover the period between January and October 2024.
