Achieving significant international success heavily guided selections across the men's coaching, goalkeeping, and young player divisions. Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi is seeking to defend his individual crown alongside several national teammates across multiple shortlists. Meanwhile, the women's categories are commanded by newly crowned continental champions Cameroon, featuring top tournament standouts and a competitive field of southern African forwards.
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Two-time winner Mohamed Salah missed out on the ten-man African Footballer of the Year sh…: Two-time winner Mohamed Salah missed out on the ten-man African Footballer of the Year shortlist entirely.
Morocco established an extensive presence across men's coaching, goalkeeping, and youth p…: Morocco established an extensive presence across men's coaching, goalkeeping, and youth player categories following recent tournament runs.
The women's player of the year competition features top continental talent including Mala…: The women's player of the year competition features top continental talent including Malawian sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga.
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WAFCON winners Cameroon dominate women’s list after heroics from Monique Ngock, Michaely Bihina and Marie Ngah Manga.
Achraf Hakimi will hope to defend his title of African Footballer of the Year on December 2 as he leads a trio of Moroccan players on the shortlist, which does not feature Egyptian star and former winner Mohamed Salah.
Morocco captain Hakimi is joined by Brahim Diaz and Ismael Saibari on the 10-man shortlist released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) last week.
The trio led Morocco to a controversial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in January. Although Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 after extra time in the final, Morocco were subsequently awarded the title after Senegal walked off the pitch over a disputed penalty. A decision on Senegal’s appeal over being stripped of the title will be made at the end of November.
The three players also helped Morocco reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, where Saibari was the country’s top scorer with three goals while Hakimi scored one.
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