CAF Awards 2026 set for December 2 ceremony in Lagos
From left : AC Milan's Portuguese forward Rafael Leao, Napoli's Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen, Napoli's Georgian forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, pose on stage after being awarded 'Best forwards' during the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) Awards ceremony 2023 on December 04, 2023 in Milan. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
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The ceremony, which will begin at 7pm local time (6pm GMT), will take place at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, popularly known as the National Theatre.
Lagos will host the prestigious event for the first time since 2014, bringing together some of the biggest names in African football for an evening celebrating outstanding performances and achievements over the past year.
A total of 18 categories will be recognised, headlined by the CAF Men’s Player of the Year and CAF Women’s Player of the Year awards.
Other categories will honour outstanding coaches, goalkeepers, emerging talents, clubs and national teams.
Voting for the 2026 awards is currently under way and will run from November 5 to 20 across the men's and women's categories.
CAF Member Associations and clubs will participate in the process, with eligible coaches and national team captains casting their votes.
The voting exercise is designed to ensure broad representation and transparency, with independent monitoring mechanisms in place to safeguard the integrity of the results.
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