
The Confederation of African Football revealed the nominees for the 2026 Best Awards, and the list witnessed the absence of Egyptian Mohamed Salah.
The Confederation of African Football revealed the nominees for the 2026 Best Awards, which will be held in Lagos, Nigeria, and the list witnessed the absence of Mohamed Salah.
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The Confederation of African Football annually announces the nominees for the Best in the Continent awards.
(CNN) - The Confederation of African Football, through its account on the “X” platform, on Wednesday, revealed the candidates for the best awards presented by “CAF” for the year 2026.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, on December 7.
Below we review the nominees for some awards:
The best player outside the continent
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Ismael Sibari (Morocco), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Ibrahim Diaz (Morocco), Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Yoan Wissa (DR Congo), Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), Thibaut Mokoena (South Africa), Pape Gueye (Senegal), Antoine Semenyu (Ghana).
The list witnessed the absence of Mohamed Salah, winner of the award in 2017 and 2018.
The best player on the continent
Mahmoud Trezeguet (Egypt), Mohamed Shehata (Egypt), Mohamed Rabie Harimat (Morocco), Mounir Chouaer (Morocco), Sofiane El-Mouden (Morocco), Abdelnour Belhousini (Algeria), Ahmed Khalidi (Algeria), Khuliso Mudau (South Africa), Teboho Mokoena (South Africa), Abdelraouf Yacoub (Sudan).
Best goalkeeper
Yassine Bounou (Morocco), Mustapha Schubert (Egypt), Fosinha (Cape Verde), Edouard Mendy (Senegal), Mehdi Slimane (Egypt), Oussama Benbout (Algeria), Lionel Mbassi (DR Congo), Ahmed Reda El Taknaouti (Morocco), Ronwen Williams (South Africa), Yahya Fofana (Ivory Coast).
Best coach
Hossam Hassan (Egypt national team), Motamed Gamal (Zamalek), Miguel Cardoso (Mamelodi Sundowns), Pape Thiaw (Senegal national team), Walid Regragui, Mohamed Wehbe (Morocco national team), Sebastien Dusaber (DR Congo national team), Humberto Bettencourt (Cape Verde national team), Lamine Ndiaye (US Algiers), Alexandre Santos (Royal Moroccan national team).
Best young player
Hamza Abdel Karim (Egypt), Ayoub Bouadi (Morocco), Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal), Ibrahim Mazza (Algeria), Christ Enaw (Ivory Coast), Christian Kovanni (Cameroon), Yann Diomande (Ivory Coast), Ismael Kamisoko (Mali), Caleb Yerenke (Ghana), Abdoulaye Ouazzane (Morocco),
The best men's team
Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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