CAF Awards 2019 Ceremony Kicks off [Video]

The 28th edition of the CAF Football Awards ceremony kicked off on Tuesday in Hurghada, Egypt.

The event will celebrate African footballers and officials who have distinguished themselves during the year under review.

The ceremony is currently taking place in the presence of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, CAF President Ahmad Ahmad and a number of African and international football legends.

Senegal’s captains Sadio Mane, Liverpool’s and Egyptian star Mohamed Salah and Algeria’s captain Riyad Mahrez were nominated for the final shortlist of the African Player of the Year Award.

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The Live Coverage 

The ceremony will be broadcast by On Sport and Abu Dhabi Sports channels.

Here are the nominees for the CAF Awards 2019: 

African Player of the Year

• Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
• Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
• Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

African Women’s Player of the Year

• Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga)
• Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
• Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)

African Interclubs Player of the Year

• Anice Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
• Tarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)
• Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)

African Youth Player of the Year

• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
• Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
• Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)

African Men’s Coach of the Year

• Aliou Cisse (Senegal – Senegal)
• Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)
• Moïne Chaâbani (Tunisia – Esperance)

African Women’s Coach of the Year

• Alain Djeumfa (Cameroon)
• Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
• Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)

African Men’s National Team of the Year

• Algeria
• Madagascar
• Senegal

African Women’s National Team of the Year

• Cameroon
• Nigeria
• South Africa