CURRENT REPORT BLOG The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the list of nominees for the 2023 CAF Awards. Thirty players are in contention for the CAF African Player of the Year, and Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is among the top contenders. Osimhen had an impressive season with Napoli, contributing significantly to the club’s Serie A triumph. He also secured the Golden Boot as the highest-scoring African in the league, with 26 goals to his name, along with the title of best striker in the league.
Please find the full list of the 30 nominees for the CAF African Player of the Year Award (Men) below: Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund) Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli) Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen) Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli) Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas) Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest) Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr) Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille) Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids) Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly) Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly) Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly) Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool) Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United) Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal) Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart) Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur) Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain) Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille) Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray) Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United) Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club) Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal) Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla) Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns) Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli) Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr) Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur) Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly) Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)
