At the 2024 CAF Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, December 16, Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman emerged as the standout winner, claiming the prestigious CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. His stellar performances for both his club and national team were key to his victory, as Nigeria reached the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and Atalanta triumphed in the Europa League.
On the women’s side, Zambia’s Barbra Banda claimed the biggest prize of the night, being named CAF Women’s Player of the Year. This victory came just weeks after she was crowned BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year.
Here’s the full list of winners from the event:
- Men’s Player of the Year: Ademola Lookman (Nigeria & Atalanta)
- Women’s Player of the Year: Barbra Banda (Zambia & Orlando Pride)
- Men’s Coach of the Year: Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast)
- Women’s Coach of the Year: Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
- Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria & Paris FC)
- Men’s Club of the Year: Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Women’s Club of the Year: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
- Men’s Interclub Player of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Women’s Interclub Player of the Year: Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco & AS Far)
- Men’s Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (Senegal & Monaco)
- Women’s Young Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco & AS Far)
- Men’s National Team of the Year: Ivory Coast
- Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
- Goal of the Year (voted by fans): Cristovao Mabululu (Angola) – Angola v Namibia (AFCON 2023)
The awards celebrated the best in African football, recognizing outstanding individual and team achievements across various categories.
