Lagos, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda have been crowned as the best footballers in Africa for the year 2024.
The duo won the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) best male and female awards on Monday, December 16, 2024.
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The award which held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco, saw Lookman compete against Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi, Ronwen Williams, and Simon Adingra. However, the Nigerian and Atalanta forward took him the coveted award.
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Below is the list of winners at the 2024 CAF Awards
Men’s Player of the Year – Ademola Lookman
Women’s Player of the Year – Barbara Banda
Men’s Club of the Year – Al Ahly FC
Women’s Club of the Year – TP Mazembe
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year – Ronwen Williams
Women’s Interclub Player of the Year – Sanaa Mssoudy
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year – Ronwen Williams
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year – Chiamaka Nnadozie
Men’s Coach of the Year – Emerse Fae
Women’s Coach of the Year – Lamia Boumehdi
Men’s National Team of the Year – Cote d’Ivoire
Women’s National Team of the Year – Nigeria
Men’s Young Player of the Year – Lamine Camara
Women’s Young Player of the Year – Doha El Madani
Below is the list of all time Nigeria’s CAF award winners
Rashidi Yekini – 1993
Emmanuel Amunike – 1994
Kanu Nwankwo – 1996
Victor Ikpeba – 1997
Kanu Nwankwo – 1999
Victor Osimhen – 2023
Ademola Lookman – 2024