The Confederation of African Football announced on Wednesday that the date of its awards ceremony for the year 2026 has been moved from December 7 to the 2 of the same month. The list of players nominated for the Best Player Award included three players from Morocco (Achraf Hakimi, Ismail Sibari and Ibrahim Diaz) and three Senegalese players (Pape Gué, Sadio Mane and Ismaila Sarr). The award ceremony will be held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Published on: 10/11/2026 - 11:53
The Confederation of African Football announced on Wednesday that its 2026 awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday evening, December 2, in Lagos, Nigeria. The concert will be held at the famous “Professor Wole Soyinka Center for Culture and Arts” (National Theatre) and kick off at 19:00 local time (18:00 GMT).
“A selection of the best players, coaches and teams on the continent will gather” in Nigeria’s largest city, where the CAF Awards return for the first time since 2014, and “it will be an ideal stage for this event that combines the passion for football with the continent’s rich cultural heritage, along with music and entertainment.”
African football elites, men and women, compete in 18 categories, led by the Best Player and Best Female Player awards, as well as “celebrating the outstanding contributions of coaches, goalkeepers, emerging talents, clubs and national teams.”
The competition for the Best Player Award is limited to ten men, including three Moroccans (Achraf Hakimi, Ismail Sabri and Brahim Diaz) and three Senegalese (Sadio Mane, Ismailia Sarr and Pape Gueye).
Voting for the CAF Awards began on 5 November and will continue until 20 November. The Confederation of African Football said that participants in the voting process are CAF member associations and clubs, “and qualified coaches and team captains are also invited to cast their votes directly, in recognition of those who performed exceptionally during the year.”
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