By Rora Media Admin
Sudan has leapfrogged Uganda Cranes on the final list for the Men’s National Team of the Year. Sudan is placed 110th in the current FIFA rankings as Uganda is 87th globally.
Uganda who won the award in 2016 after qualifying for 2017 AFCON, the first time in over 40 years initially made the top ten.
In the final last five, Sudan is joined by last AFCON edition’s semi finalists, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, DR Congo and South Africa for the final awards.
DR Congo coach who previously coached Uganda Cranes, Sebastien Desabre, is on the coach the year top five shortlist as Achraf Hakimi, Ademola Lookman, Simon Adingra, Serhou Guirassy, and Ronwen Williams are on the Player of the Year shortlist.
In the clubs’ category, seasoned giants Al Ahly, will be tussling it out with Esperance, Zamalek, RS Berkane and Mamelodi Sundowns.
The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024 and will have a ceremony held in Morocco on December 16 this year.
2024 nominees
Player of the Year
- Simon Adingra (Brighton & Hove Albion and Ivory Coast), Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea), Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain and Morocco), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria) and Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa).
Young player of the year
- Yankuba Minteh (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Eliesse Ben Seghir, Lamine Camara (both Monaco, France), Oumar Diakite (Reims, France) and Karim Konate (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria)
Goalkeeper of the year
- Yahia Fofana (Angers and Ivory Coast), Andre Onana (Manchester United and Cameroon), Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United and Nigeria), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly and Egypt), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa).
Manager of the year
- Hugo Broos (South Africa), Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo), Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast), Pedro Goncalves (Angola), Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
Inter-club player of the year
- Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane, Morocco), Husein El Shahat, Mostafa Shobier (both Al Ahly, Egypt), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Ahmed Sayd Zizo – (Zamalek, Egypt).
Club of the year
- Al Ahly, Zamalek (both Egypt), Esperance (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), RS Berkane (Morocco),
National team of the year
- DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
