Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie are on the verge of studying their destiny because the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) declares the ultimate three nominees for the 2024 CAF Awards on Thursday, December 12, Soccernet.ng reviews.
The distinguished ceremony, scheduled for December 16 in Marrakech, Morocco, will have a good time the best African footballers, coaches, and directors over the previous 12 months, overlaying performances from January to October 2024.
Lookman, who dazzled for Atalanta in Serie A and Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles, is amongst 5 gamers shortlisted for the Males’s Participant of the Yr award.
The Nigerian winger has loved a stellar 12 months, profitable the Europa League with Atalanta in Might and securing a silver medal on the Africa Cup of Nations.
His eleventh purpose of the season, netted towards Actual Madrid within the Champions League, additional cements his standing as a frontrunner.
He faces competitors from Brighton’s Simon Adingra, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, and South Africa’s Ronwen Williams.
On the ladies’s facet, Nnadozie, the reigning Africa Goalkeeper of the Yr, is in competition to retain her title whereas additionally vying for Girls’s Participant of the Yr. She is up towards Zambia’s prolific Barbra Banda, Malawi’s Chawinga sisters, and Morocco’s Sanaâ Mssoudy.
Participant of the Yr (Males)
- Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton & Hove Albion)
- Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta)
- Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Participant of the Yr (Girls)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi / Olympique Lyonnais)
- Temwa Chawinga (Malawi / Kansas Metropolis Present)
- Sanaâ Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)
- Barbra Banda (Zambia / Orlando Satisfaction)
