Sharm El-Sheikh to Host 2020 CAF Awards Ceremony

Kamel Abu Ali, Chairman of the Red Sea Tourism Investment Association said Monday that Sharm El-Sheikh would host the 2020 CAF Awards.

In a statement to an Egyptian channel, Abu Ali said that officials of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) told him that the Red Sea Tourism Investment Association would be responsible for organizing the CAF Awards ceremony for the upcoming two years.

"We got the approval from the CAF to organize the 2020 CAF Awards Ceremony in Sharm El-Sheikh in December instead of January," Abu Ali noted.

He also added that he agreed with the Moroccan authorities to hold the 2021 ceremony in Marrakesh.

It is worth mentioning that the 2019 CAF Awards was held in Hurghada on January 7.

Sadio Mane managed to beat fellow nominees, his Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, at the Confederation of African Football’s awards ceremony to win the African Footballer of the Year award for the first time in his history.

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

The Senegal winger edged the two nominees after a vote decided by head coaches, technical directors and captains of senior national teams from CAF member associations.