{"id":36102,"date":"2024-11-12T02:47:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T23:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=36102"},"modified":"2024-11-12T02:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T23:47:15","slug":"the-nomination-of-rahimi-and-hakimi-for-the-best-african-player-award-while-salah-is-absent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/the-nomination-of-rahimi-and-hakimi-for-the-best-african-player-award-while-salah-is-absent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nomination of Rahimi and Hakimi for the &#8220;Best African Player&#8221; Award&#8230; While Salah is Absent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the list of nominees for the men&#8217;s categories at the 2024 CAF Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday, December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The 2024 CAF Awards cover the period from January 2024 to October 2024. Ten players have been selected to compete for the CAF Award for Best African Player of the Year. The list for the CAF Award for Best Player in Clubs also includes 10 players.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Among the nominated names are Algerian Amine Gouiri of Rennes (France), Edmond Tapsoba from Burkina Faso of Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Ivorian Simon Adingra of Brighton (England), Congolese Chancel Mbemba of Olympique Marseille (France), Guinean Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Moroccan Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain (France), Moroccan Sofiane Rahimi of Al Ain (UAE), Nigerian Ademola Lookman of Atalanta (Italy), Nigerian William Troost-Ekong of Al Khaleej (Saudi Arabia), and South African Ronwen Williams of Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa). Last year, Moroccan Achraf Hakimi was a finalist but lost the award to Nigerian Victor Osimhen.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, Liverpool\u2019s forward, is notably absent from the current list. Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has been nominated in all three categories: Player of the Year, Best Goalkeeper, and Best Player in Clubs.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">CAF also announced the list of nominees for the Best Player \u201cInside Africa\u201d award, which includes three Egyptian players, two Tunisian players, and one Algerian player. The list includes Egyptian Al Ahly duo Hussein El Shahat and Mustafa Shobeir, as well as Zamalek&#8217;s Ahmed Sayed Zizo, Algerian Osama Ben Bouzid of USM Alger, Tunisian duo from Esperance, Aman Allah Mhamesh and Yassine Meriah, South African Ronwen Williams of Mamelodi Sundowns, Burkina Faso\u2019s Isoufou Dayo of Nahdha Berkane, Ghanaian Abdul Aziz Issah of FC Dreams, and Ghanaian John Antwi of FC Dreams.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The nominees for Best Goalkeeper in Africa include Mustafa Shobeir (Al Ahly), Osama Ben Bouzid (USM Alger), Moroccan Munir El Kajoui (Nahdha Berkane), and Tunisian Aman Allah Mhamesh (Esperance), as well as the following international goalkeepers: Cameroon\u2019s Andre Onana (Manchester United), Ivorian Yahia Fofana (Angers), Congolese Lionel Mbaisi (Rodez AF), Malian Djigi Diara (Young Africans), Nigerian Stanley Nwabili (Chippa United), and South African Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The nominees for the Best Clubs and National Teams Awards in Africa include Egypt\u2019s Al Ahly and Zamalek, Morocco\u2019s Nahdha Berkane, and Tunisia\u2019s Esperance. Other club nominees are South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns, Angola\u2019s Petro Atl\u00e9tico, Ghana\u2019s FC Dreams, DR Congo\u2019s TP Mazembe, Tanzania\u2019s Simba SC, and Young Africans.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">For the Best National Team award, the candidates are South Africa, Angola, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In the Best Coach category, the nominees include Swiss Marcel Koller, who has had major successes with Egypt&#8217;s Al Ahly, and Imeres Faye, who led Ivory Coast to win the Africa Cup of Nations. Other candidates include Hugo Broos (South Africa), Pedro Gon\u00e7alves (Angola), Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 (Burkina Faso), Jos\u00e9 Gomez (Zamalek), Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique), S\u00e9bastien Desabre (DR Congo), Florent Ibenge (Al Hilal Sudan), and Kwasi Appiah (Sudan).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the list of nominees for the men&#8217;s categories at the 2024 CAF Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday, December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco. The 2024 CAF Awards cover the period from January 2024 to October 2024. 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