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The final three contenders for 2019 African Player of the Year have been announced. Liverpool superstars, Sadio Mane (Senegal) , Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Manchester City and Algeria attacker, Riyad Mahrez made the final three contenders for the award. The winner will be decided by votes from...

Nigeria’s Odion Ighalo, Victor Osimhen and Wilfred Ndidi have been shortlisted for the 2019 CAF Men Footballer of the Year award. The trio were nominated alongside 27 others in a list released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday. Usual suspects, Mohammed Salah of Egypt...

The trio ended last season as top scorers in a three-way tie, and have been recognized for their glowing performances Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have been named alongside seven other stars as the final nominees for the 2019 African Footballer of the Year. read more

African club football newcomers Deportivo Niefang of Equatorial Guinea, Energie of Benin and La Mancha of Congo Brazzaville reached the CAF Confederation Cup last-32 stage on Tuesday. Supersport and TP Mazembe players struggle for possession of the ball during the CAF Confederation Cup final 2nd...

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a journalist and prominent member of Ghana’s New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticised the organisers of the CAF Awards for sidelining Ghanaian artistes at the event which was hosted in Accra on Thursday, 4 January. . . Octhere-Darko, who was at the event, wrote …...

From George Aluo, accra Three-time African Player of the Year for women, Asisat Oshoala has explained why she went emotional with tears Thursday night in Accra, Ghana, venue of the Aiteo CAF Awards. She explained that many had written her off because of her move to the Chinese League … via The...

The 23-year-old had an impressive year in her debut season in China with Dalian Quanjian. Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has been named the 2017 African Women’s Player of the Year award. Oshoala was announced winner of the prestigious award at the CAF Awards.... via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s...

L-R- Juiliet Ibrahim, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang African Player of the Year and Robert Marawa at the GLO/CAF awards in Abuja on Thursday, 7 Jan. 2016. Photo; Femi Ipaye GOtv subscribers will have the opportunity of watching the Glo/CAF Football Awards Ceremony Live. The ceremony, which holds in...

Here are the full list of African Footballer of the Year award winners in history as compiled by BBC sports... 1970: Salif Keita (St Etienne, France and Mali) 1971: Ibrahim Sunday (Asante Kotoko and Ghana) 1972: Cherif Souleymane (Hafia and Guinea) 1973: Tshimen Bwanga (TP Mazembe Englebert...

CAF on Wednesday published its list of nominees for the for the 2017 African Player of the Year and three Nigerian players are included Super Eagles duo Victor Moses and William Troost-Ekong made the 30-man elite list (dominated by players plying their trade outside Africa) while Junior Ajayi...

The 2016 CAF awards gala held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on January 5, 2017, to celebrate Africa’s best. Algeria and Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez won the biggest prize on the night as he was crowned the best player on the continent for the year 2016, edging Algeria’s...