Lookman And Nwabali Make Final Shortlist of CAF Awards
Ademola Lookman and Stanley Nwabali who are Super Eagles Players have been named in the final five-man shortlist for the CAF player and goalkeeper of the year awards.
Didactic Information Hut reports that this latest list is a review of the initial list released three weeks ago. The new list is made of top five nominees in each of the categories of the upcoming CAF Awards 2024, which is planned to take place in Marrakech, Morocco by December 16.
Atalanta Europa League hero, Lookman, leads the final shortlist for the men’s Player of The Year Award along with Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
Chippa United goalkeeper Nuwabari, who played Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 in Ivory Coast earlier this year, will be joined by Manchester United and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana and Ivory Coast’s Yahia Fofana. With Williams for the goalkeeper gong again, along with Egyptian goalkeeper, Mostafa Shobeir.
Nigeria, however, is still running for the national team of the year alongside reigning African champions Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Sudan..
Other categories announced by CAF include Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Club of the Year, with a total of 7 categories confirmed by CAF in the men’s division.
The 2024 CAF Awards cover the period from January to October 2024.
Lookman likes to win the Men’s Player of the Year Award, following his wonderful performance for the club and the country in the period under review.
The 26・year-old scored 3 goals in the 2023 AFCON tournament earlier this year, scored a hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Europa League final, and scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the 2023/24 season in Atlanta.
