CAF has officially announced the final nominees for each respective award up for grabs at the upcoming CAF Awards, with South Africa represented in six of the seven men's categories.
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It has been a good year for South African football, as the nation on the southern tip of the continent is well represented at the CAF Awards. On the men's side, the only category where there is no representative from the home of the 1996 African champions is the Young Player of the Year.
In all the other classifications, the Rainbow Nation is flying its flag high, and that is in large part due to Ronwen Williams. The 32-year-old, who was recently placed ninth in the Yachine Trophy ranking at the Ballon d'Or award ceremony, is in the running to win three prizes.
The Gqeberha native is up for arguably the biggest prize on the night, the Men's Player of the Year, as well as Goalkeeper of the Year and Interclub Player of the Year.
His shot-stopping ability played a major part in helping Bafana Bafana finish third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, and consequently, Bafana Bafana are also in the running for Men's National Team of the Year. Williams' club side is also in contention to claim a prize, as Mamelodi Sundowns have made the final five teams that could win Club of the Year.
While he may not be South African, the national team head coach Hugo Broos is among the final nominee for the Coach of the Year.
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The winners will be unveiled at the awards ceremony, which will be held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 16 December 2024.
Other Nominees
Player of the Year
Simon Adingra (Cote d'Ivoire / Brighton Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta), Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goalkeeper of the Year
Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United), Yahia Fofana (Cote d'Ivoire / Angers SCO), Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly), Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria / Chippa United), Ronwen Wlliams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Interclub Player of the Year
Issoufou Dayo (Burkina Faso / RS Berkane), Ahmed Sayed 'Zizo' (Egypt / Zamalek), Hussein El Shahat (Egypt / Al Ahly), Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly), Ronwen Wlliams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Year
Pedro Goncalves (Angola), Emerse Fae (Cote d'Ivoire), Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo), Marcel Koller (Al Ahly), Hugo Broos (South Africa)
Young Player of the Year
Karim Konate (Cote d'Ivoire / Salzburg), Oumar Diakite (Cote d'Ivoire / Reims), Yankuba Minteh (Gambia / Brighton Hove Albion), Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco / AS Monaco), Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco)
Club of the Year
Al Ahly (Egypt), Zamalek (Egypt), RS Berkane (Morocco), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
National Team of the Year
Cote d'ivoire, DR Congo, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
