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The CAF Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best African association football players. It is conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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| First award | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.cafonline.com |
The CAF Awards was first awarded in the year 2000. It is an award contested by the Confederation of African Football and awarded to the best African player in each category. The African Footballer of the Year award is the oldest CAF award, being awarded since 1992 that witnessed Abedi Pele winning the inaugural award.
The awards include:
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[1] | Lamine Camara |  Senegal |
 Monaco |
| 2023[2] | Lamine Camara | Senegal |
Metz |
| 2022 | Pape Matar Sarr | Senegal |
 Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2019[3] | Achraf Hakimi |  Morocco |
 Borussia Dortmund |
| 2018[4] | Achraf Hakimi | Morocco |
Borussia Dortmund |
| 2017[5] | Patson Daka |  Zambia |
 FC Liefering |
| 2016 | Alex Iwobi |  Nigeria |
Arsenal |
| 2015 | Victor Osimhen | Nigeria |
Ultimate Strikers Academy |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Doha El Madani | Morocco |
AS FAR |
| 2023[2] | Nesryne El Chad | Morocco |
Lille |
| 2022 | Evelyn Badu |  Ghana |
Hasaacas |
| 2014 | Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria |
Rivers Angels |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Ronwen Williams |  South Africa |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2023[2] | Percy Tau | South Africa |
 Al Ahly |
| 2022 | Mohamed El Shenawy | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2019[3] | Youcef Belaïli |  Algeria |
 Espérance de Tunis |
| 2016 | Denis Onyango |  Uganda |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2015 | Mbwana Samatta |  Tanzania |
 TP Mazembe |
| 2014 | Firmin Ndombe Mubele | DR Congo |
Vita Club |
| 2013 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2012 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2011 | Oussama Darragi | Tunisia |
Espérance de Tunis |
| 2010 | Ahmed Hassan | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2009 | Trésor Mputu | DR Congo |
TP Mazembe |
| 2008 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2007 | Amine Chermiti | Tunisia |
Étoile du Sahel |
| 2006 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2005 | Mohamed Barakat | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Sanaâ Mssoudy | Morocco |
AS FAR |
| 2023[2] | Fatima Tagnaout | Morocco |
AS FAR |
| 2022 | Evelyn Badu | Ghana |
Hasaacas |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | Ronwen Williams | South Africa |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2023[2] | Yassine Bounou | Morocco |
 Sevilla |
| 2004 | Ali Boumnijel | Tunisia |
Rouen |
| 2003 | Carlos Kameni |  Cameroon |
Espanyol |
| 2002 | Tony Sylva | Senegal |
Monaco |
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[9] | Chiamaka Nnadozie | Nigeria |
Paris FC |
| 2023[2] | Chiamaka Nnadozie | Nigeria |
Paris FC |
| Year | Coach | Team managed |
|---|---|---|
| 2024[10] |  Emerse Faé |
Ivory Coast |
| 2023[11] | Walid Regragui |
Morocco |
| 2022 | Aliou Cissé |
Senegal |
| 2019[3] | Djamel Belmadi |
Algeria |
| 2018[4] | Hervé Renard |
Morocco |
| 2017[5] |  Héctor Cúper |
Egypt |
| 2016 | Pitso Mosimane |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2015 | Hervé Renard |
Ivory Coast |
| 2014 | Kheïreddine Madoui |
ES Sétif |
| 2013 | Stephen Keshi |
Nigeria |
| 2012 | Hervé Renard |
Zambia |
| 2011 |  Harouna Doula |
Niger |
| 2010 |  Milovan Rajevac |
Ghana |
| 2009[12] | Sellas Tetteh |
Ghana U20 |
| 2008 | Hassan Shehata |
Egypt |
| 2007 | Yemi Tella |
Nigeria U17 |
| 2006 |  Manuel José |
Al Ahly |
| 2005 | Stephen Keshi |
 Togo |
| 2004 | Okey Emordi |
Enyimba |
| 2003 | Kadiri Ikhana |
Enyimba |
| 2002 | Bruno Metsu |
Senegal |
| 2001 | Bruno Metsu |
Senegal |
| 2000 | Cecil Jones Attuquayefio |
Hearts of Oak |
| Year | Coach | Team managed |
|---|---|---|
| 2024[13] | Lamia Boumehdi |
TP Mazembe |
| 2023[2] | Desiree Ellis |
South Africa |
| 2022 | Desiree Ellis |
South Africa |
| 2019[3] | Desiree Ellis |
South Africa |
| 2018[4] | Desiree Ellis |
South Africa |
| Year | Club | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024[14] | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2023[2] | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2022[15] | Wydad AC | Morocco |
| 2017[5] | Wydad AC | Morocco |
| 2016 | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
| 2015 | TP Mazembe | DR Congo |
| 2014 | ES Sétif | Algeria |
| 2013 | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2012 | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2011 | Espérance de Tunis | Tunisia |
| 2010 | TP Mazembe | DR Congo |
| 2009 | TP Mazembe | DR Congo |
| 2008 | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2007 | Étoile du Sahel | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2005 | Al Ahly | Egypt |
| 2004 | Enyimba | Nigeria |
| 2003 | Enyimba | Nigeria |
| 2002 | Zamalek | Egypt |
| 2001 | Kaizer Chiefs | South Africa |
| Year | Club | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024[16] | TP Mazembe | DR Congo |
| 2023[2] | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
| 2022 | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
The team of the year award was organized by France Football from 1980 to 2004, and by CAF from 2004 onwards.[17]
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| Team | First place | Second place | Third place |
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| Cameroon |
7 (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000, 2003) | 4 (1981, 1982, 1986, 2002) | 1 (1993) |
| Algeria |
7 (1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2019) | 3 (1985, 1986, 2015) | 3 (1987, 1989, 2010) |
| Morocco |
4 (1985, 1986, 1997, 2023) | 4 (1993, 1998, 2003, 2004) | 1 (1980) |
| Tunisia |
4 (1995, 1999, 2004, 2005) | 2 (1996, 1997) | 0 |
| Senegal |
4 (2001, 2002, 2007, 2022) | 1 (2019) | 1 (1985) |
| Egypt |
3 (1998, 2008, 2017) | 7 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006, 2010) | 2 (1990, 1991) |
| Nigeria |
3 (1993, 1994, 2013) | 4 (1980, 1991, 2001, 2014) | 6 (1983, 1984, 1988, 1998, 2002, 2004) |
| Ivory Coast |
3 (1992, 2015, 2024) | 2 (2009, 2011) | 3 (1994, 2006, 2012) |
| Ghana |
3 (1983, 2006, 2010) | 1 (2005) | 5 (1981, 1982, 1992, 2009, 2015) |
| Zambia |
1 (2012) | 2 (1988, 1994) | 2 (1996, 1997) |
| South Africa |
1 (1996) | 0 | 0 |
 Botswana |
1 (2011) | 0 | 0 |
| Uganda |
1 (2016) | 0 | 0 |
 Mauritania |
1 (2018) | 0 | 0 |
 Angola |
0 | 1 (1995) | 0 |
 Mozambique |
0 | 1 (1995) | 0 |
 Cape Verde |
0 | 1 (2012) | 0 |
 Burkina Faso |
0 | 1 (2013) | 0 |
 Ethiopia |
0 | 0 | 1 (2013) |
 Mali |
0 | 0 | 1 (2003) |
| Togo |
0 | 0 | 1 (2005) |
| Niger |
0 | 0 | 1 (2011) |
 Libya |
0 | 0 | 1 (2014) |
The team of the year award was organized by CAF since 2010.
| Year | Legend | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Player | Egypt |
| 2017[5] | Ibrahim Sunday | Manager | Ghana |
| 2016 | Laurent Pokou Emilienne Mbango |
Players | Ivory Coast Cameroon |
| 2015 | Charles Gyamfi Samuel Mbappé Léppé |
Manager Player |
Ghana Cameroon |
| 2014 | Oryx Douala Stade Malien |
Clubs | Cameroon Mali |
| 2013 | Bruno Metsu | Manager | France |
| 2012 | Rigobert Song Mahmoud El-Gohary |
Player Manager |
Cameroon Egypt |
| 2011 | Mustapha Hadji Jay-Jay Okocha |
Players | Morocco Nigeria |
| 2009 | Jesus Stephen Keshi Jules Bocandé |
Players | Angola Nigeria Senegal |
| 2008 | Christian Chukwu | Player | Nigeria |
| 2005 | Rabah Madjer | Player | Algeria |
| 2004 | Pierre Kalala Mukendi Mahmoud El Khatib George Weah |
Players | DR Congo Egypt Liberia |
| 2003 | Roger Milla Salif Keïta Kalusha Bwalya |
Players | Cameroon Mali Zambia |
| Year | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2024[7] | Mabululu | Angola |
| 2023 | Kahraba | Egypt |
| 2022 | Pape Ousmane Sakho | Senegal |
| 2019[3] | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria |
| 2018[4] | Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa |
| 2004 | Benni McCarthy | South Africa |
| 2003 | Lesley Manyathela | South Africa |
| 2002 | Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal |
| 2001 | Zoubeir Baya | Tunisia |
| Year | President | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019[3] | Moïse Katumbi | TP Mazembe |
| 2018[4] | Fouzi Lekjaa | Morocco |
| 2017[5] | Ahmed Yahya | Mauritania |
| 2016 | Manuel Lopes Nascimento |  Guinea-Bissau |
| 2015 | Abdiqani Said Arab |  Somalia |
| Year | Federation | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2019[3] | Egyptian Football Association | Egypt |
The following are no longer awarded.
| Year | Player | National team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kelechi Iheanacho | Nigeria |
Manchester City |
| 2015 | Etebo Oghenekaro | Nigeria |
Warri Wolves |
| 2014 | Yacine Brahimi | Algeria |
Porto |
| 2013 | Kelechi Iheanacho | Nigeria |
Manchester City |
| 2012 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt |
 Basel |
| 2011 | Souleymane Coulibaly | Ivory Coast |
Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2010 | Kwadwo Asamoah | Ghana |
 Udinese |
| 2009 | Dominic Adiyiah | Ghana |
Milan |
| 2008 | Salomon Kalou | Ivory Coast |
Chelsea |
| 2007 | Clifford Mulenga | Zambia |
Pretoria University |
| 2006 | Taye Taiwo | Nigeria |
Marseille |
| 2005 | Mikel John Obi | Nigeria |
Chelsea |
| 2004 | Obafemi Martins | Nigeria |
Internazionale |
| 2003 | Obafemi Martins | Nigeria |
Internazionale |
| 2002 | Mido | Egypt |
 Ajax |
| 2001 | Mantorras | Angola |
Benfica |
Replaced by African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa) since 2005.
Previous winners:
| Year | Player | Club | Country |
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| 2004 | Vincent Enyeama | Enyimba |
Nigeria |
| 2003 | Dramane Traoré | Ismaily |
Mali |
| 2002 | Hicham Aboucherouane | Raja Casablanca |
Morocco |
| 2001 | Flávio | Petro de Luanda |
Angola |
| Year | Referee | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bakary Gassama |  Gambia |
| 2015 | Bakary Gassama | Gambia |
| 2014 | Bakary Gassama | Gambia |
| 2013 | Djamel Haimoudi | Algeria |
| 2012 | Djamel Haimoudi | Algeria |
| 2011 | Noumandiez Doué | Ivory Coast |
The 2020 and 2021 CAF awards did not take place due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
On 24 October 2024, CAF announced that the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, Morocco for the second year in a row.[20][21] In order to show solidarity, a friendly match between African Legends took place.[22]
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