CAF Awards: the finalists revealed
CAF has unveiled the various finalists for the CAF Awards. There are beautiful people, especially with the presence of Senegalese African champions.
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Sadio Mané, best African player in 2019
The CAF Awards ceremony is fast approaching. The Confederation of African Football must reward the best in different categories on July 21 in Morocco. The African body has also unveiled, this Monday 11, the list of finalists.
For the title of best footballer (Ballon d’Or), we find in particular three Senegalese African champions: Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich, ex Liverpool), Edouard Mendy (Chelsea), and Kalidou Koulibaly (Naples).
The list is completed by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City), Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon, Olympique Lyonnais), Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon, Al Nasr), Sébastien Haller (Ivory Coast, Dortmund, ex-Ajax), Mohamed Salah ( Egypt, Liverpool), Naby Keita (Guinea, Liverpool), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain).
Aliou Cisse vs Walid Regragui
If the best player at the CAF Awards will be expected, the coach of the year award also polarizes attention. Aliou Cissé, Senegalese coach, and Walid Regragui, winner of the CAF Champions League with Wydad, are the big favourites. Pitso Mosimane (ex Al Ahly), Carlos Queiroz (ex Egypt), Tom Saintfiet (Gambia) are also in the race.
The list of nominees in the other categories
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Tiago Azulao (Petro Atletico)
Karim Konaté (ASEC Mimosas)
Aliou Dieng (Al Ahly)
Ali Maaloul (Al Ahly)
Percy Tau (Al Ahly)
Mohamed Cherif (Al Ahly)
Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly)
Achraf Dari (Wydad Athletic Club)
Yahya Jabrane (Wydad Athletic Club)
Zouheir El Moutaraji (Wydad Athletic Club)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso & Lorient)
Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast & ASEC / RB Salzburg)
Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana & Rennes)
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Metz)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United)
National Team of the Year
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Egypt
Morocco
Senegal
club of the year
Petro Atletico (Angola)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
RS Berkane (Morocco)
Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa)Eastafricanreport
Sadio Mané, best African player in 2019
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