Lookman, Banda and all the winners at 2024 CAF Awards (LIST)

Kweku Zurek Sports News Dec - 17 - 2024 , 07:31 3 minutes read

Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, Zambia striker Barbra Banda, and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams emerged as the standout winners at the 2024 CAF Awards held on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco.

The ceremony honoured Africa's top football performers over the past year, celebrating the continent's rapid development in men's and women's football.

Lookman was crowned CAF Men’s Player of the Year following a stellar year with Italian club Atalanta and Nigeria’s Super Eagles. He succeeds compatriot Victor Osimhen, marking Nigeria’s first consecutive wins in the category since Nwankwo Kanu in 1996 and Victor Ikpeba in 1997.

Barbra Banda claimed the CAF Women’s Player of the Year award after a remarkable season with Orlando Pride in the United States. Banda helped her club secure the NWSL Shield and Championship, scoring the decisive goal in the final. Her hat-trick at the Paris 2024 Olympics also set a historic record as her third in Olympic Games football.

Ronwen Williams emerged as the night’s only double winner, taking home both the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and Men’s Interclub Player of the Year awards. His heroic penalty saves at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, including four in a decisive quarter-final shootout, were key highlights of his year.

Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie won Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive year, while Morocco’s Sanaâ Mssoudy took Women’s Interclub Player of the Year. Senegal's Lamine Camara and Morocco’s Doha El Madani were honoured as the Young Players of the Year for men and women, respectively.

Emerse Fae of Cote d’Ivoire won Men’s Coach of the Year for leading his country to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations title, while Lamia Boumehdi earned Women’s Coach of the Year after guiding TP Mazembe to the CAF Women’s Champions League title.

Cote d’Ivoire and Nigeria’s Super Falcons were named the Men’s and Women’s National Teams of the Year, respectively. Al Ahly (Egypt) claimed Men’s Club of the Year, while TP Mazembe won Women’s Club of the Year.

The CAF Goal of the Year went to Angola’s Mabululu for his spectacular finish at the Africa Cup of Nations, the only award decided by fan votes.

The 2024 CAF Awards also honoured match officials, with Libya’s Mutaz Ibrahim named Men’s Referee of the Year and Morocco’s Bouchra Karboubi taking the Women’s Referee of the Year award.

2024 CAF AWARDS WINNERS;

CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)

CAF PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)

CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)

CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

CAF INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)

CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)

CAF YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)

CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)

CAF COACH OF THE YEAR (WOMEN)
Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)

CAF NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR (MEN)
Cote d’Ivoire