African football’s prestigious award ceremony – the Caf Awards – finally returns on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Morocco, after two years of no-show.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the awards gala were not held due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The 2022 Caf Awards will be held ahead of the final of Africa’s flagship women’s competition, Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 20223 scheduled to take place between July 2-23, 2022.
The event will also coincide with the two-year anniversary of the launch of the Caf Women’s Football Strategy.
In line with that, a new category; Interclubs Women Player of the Year has been introduced following the successful roll-out of the TotalEnergies Caf Women’s Champions League in November 2021.
As in previous editions, several categories will be presented, in addition to the coveted prize: Player of the Year (Men & Women).
Other categories include Interclub Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, National Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Club of the Year, Goal of the Year.
Votes from captains and coaches of the Member Associations, selected journalists, Caf Technical Study Group and Caf Legends will decide the winners.
The period under review is from September 2021 until June 2022.
The last edition of the Caf Awards was held 2019 in Hurghada, Egypt.
Senegalese forward Sadio Mane and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala scooped the African Player of the Year Men and Women respectively.
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