{"id":8720,"date":"2026-11-04T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/mane-hakimi-amad-make-caf-mens-player-of-the-year-shortlist-full-list\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T11:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:45:46","slug":"mane-hakimi-amad-make-caf-mens-player-of-the-year-shortlist-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/04\/mane-hakimi-amad-make-caf-mens-player-of-the-year-shortlist-full-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Mane, Hakimi, Amad make CAF Men\u2019s Player of the Year shortlist [Full List]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mane-Hakimi-Amad-make-CAF-Mens-Player-of-the-Year-shortlist-Full-List.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mane, Hakimi, Amad make CAF Men's Player of the Year shortlist\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Mane-Hakimi-Amad-make-CAF-Mens-Player-of-the-Year-shortlist-Full-List.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HAKIMI-DIALLO-MANE-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HAKIMI-DIALLO-MANE-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HAKIMI-DIALLO-MANE-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/HAKIMI-DIALLO-MANE-2048x1448.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Ayobami Okerinde<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal forward Sadio Mane, Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi and Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo have been named among the 10 nominees for the 2026 Confederation of African Football Men\u2019s Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nominees were announced by CAF on Wednesday, with the trio joined by seven other players in the race for the continent\u2019s top individual football honour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full list comprises Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Yoane Wissa (DR Congo), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana), Ismael Saibari, Achraf Hakimi, Brahim Diaz (Morocco), Ismaila Sarr, Pape Gueye, Sadio Mane (Senegal) and Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other categories announced include the Men\u2019s Young Player of the Year, Men\u2019s National Team of the Year, Men\u2019s Club of the Year and Men\u2019s Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 nominees for the Young Player of the Year award are Ibrahim Maza, Christian Kofane, Christ Inao, Yan Diomande, Hamza Abdelkarim, Caleb Yirenkyi, Isma\u00ebl Kamissoko, Abdellah Ouazane, Ayoub Bouaddi and Ibrahim Mbaye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 nominees for the Men\u2019s Goalkeeper of the Year award are Oussama Benbot (Algeria), Vozinha (Cabo Verde), Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast), Lionel Mpasi (DR Congo), El Mahdy Soliman, Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt), Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti, Yassine Bounou (Morocco), \u00c9douard Mendy (Senegal) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Men\u2019s National Team of the Year, Algeria, Cabo Verde, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia made the shortlist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Club of the Year category features CR Belouizdad, USM Alger, AS Maniema Union, Zamalek SC, AS FAR, Olympic Club Safi, RS Berkane, Mamelodi Sundowns, Al Hilal SC and ES Tunis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Lamine N\u2019Diaye, Pedro Leit\u00e3o Brito, popularly known as Bubista, S\u00e9bastien Desabre, Hossam Hassan, Moatamed Gamal, Alexandre Santos, Mohamed Ouahbi, Walid Regragui, Pape Thiaw and Miguel Cardoso are nominated for the Men\u2019s Coach of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 CAF Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Lagos on Monday, December 7.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/mane-hakimi-amad-make-caf-mens-player-of-the-year-shortlist-full-list\/\">Mane, Hakimi, Amad make CAF Men\u2019s Player of the Year shortlist [Full List]<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ayobami Okerinde Senegal forward Sadio Mane, Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi and Ivory Coast winger Amad Diallo have been named among the 10 nominees for the 2026 Confederation of African&hellip; 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