By Victor Kanayo
With few hours to the much anticipated CAF awards, organisers have revealed that an array of African football legends have confirmed their participation.
CAF in a statement via its website on Sunday said, “Among the prestigious guests who have confirmed their presence are football legends, music and art celebrities and prestigious names from other sporting disciplines, including Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Abedi Pele (Ghana), El Hadji Diouf (Senegal), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso), Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt), Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Mikel Obi (Nigeria), among others.
“These renowned personalities will bring an aura of grandeur to the event and help make this edition of the CAF Awards even more memorable.”
Memorable Event
The CAF Awards are a special opportunity to recognize and reward outstanding performances by African players, coaches, teams and clubs over a given period.
This year, the period under consideration runs from November 2022 to September 2023 for the men’s categories and from December 2022 to November 2023 for the women’s categories.
Favourites
Victor Osimhen is among the final nominees for the Men’s Player of the Year while Asisat Oshoala is eyeing a sixth title in the Women’s category.
Chiamaka Nnadozie will vie for the Goalkeeper of the Year, Deborah Abiodun is in contention for Young Player of the Year while the Super Falcons are nominated for the National Team of the Year.
The CAF Awards 2023 is slated for Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, December 11, 2023.
