The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the nominees for the 2026 CAF Awards Men's Player of the Year (African Footballer of the Year) via its official social media channels.
10 Nominees for African Footballer of the Year
Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast, Manchester United)
Yoane Wissa (DR Congo, Newcastle United)
Antoine Semenyo (Ghana, Manchester City)
Ismael Saibari (Morocco, PSV Eindhoven)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Brahim Diaz (Morocco, Real Madrid)
Ismaila Sarr (Senegal, Crystal Palace)
Pape Gueye (Senegal, Villarreal)
Sadio Mane (Senegal, Al Nassr FC)
Teboho Mokoena (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
Morocco and Senegal, the two finalists at the Africa Cup of Nations, each have three players on the list.
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Crystal Palace
Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Villarreal
Al Nassr FC
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mane
Yoane Wissa
Hakimi
Brahim
Sarr
Teboho Mokoena
Pape Gueye
Amad Diallo Traore
Ismael Saibari
Antoine Semenyo
Lusdlnosy
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mbeumo is better than amad diallo last seasons at Manchester so why diallo
nipilnsyz
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don't waste time,give it to Hakimi
Nodadelmpy
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hakimi all d way
Brilliantmann
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where's messi????
franckmukalenge
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WISSA I see you!🔥💪🏾👊🏾
Poeadlrsyz
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Mbeumo
Tomckmtyz
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so no Nigeria player that's good to make the list or Nigerians are not playing football again hmmm Africa my continent 😄😄😄
Apart from osihmen who did not even perform that much for Nigeria All others were shit
Tomckmtyz
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where is Messi please 🥺
Sitting in 17th place with United
Tomckmtyz
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Is Messi playing Gulf? Give it to Messi he is the ghost of all time. Fifia should gift it to Messi already
You are just very stupid you are one of the reason they always downgrade Africans with this kind of useless comment
mukakopr
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and were is ibrahim doumbia
mascekno
2
ydjgv
muadilmruy
2
semenyo deserve it
hobcdelnr
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yohan wissa will win🇨🇩
Moybdlmpsu
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After the season hakimi had with psg Den the nations cup And then World Cup Who will question his merit if awarded ⚽️
Yapcknruyz
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Is Messi playing Gulf? Give it to Messi he is the ghost of all time. Fifia should gift it to Messi already
Is Messi African?
Hukeikmnps
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where is Messi please 🥺
😂😂
marialauoti
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Is Messi playing Gulf? Give it to Messi he is the ghost of all time. Fifia should gift it to Messi already
Powcdlmnuz
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mane will win
Youbcmntyz
2
where is Messi please 🥺
mutaklmnpr
0
We all know they will give Hakimi but Wisa deserve it following his performance at World Cup z
Cathrinealicia
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Where is Jordan Ayew
Hipbdmosu
0
sadio mane have every good season with AL nasser
dave2080
0
Hakimi
petbcdmtyz
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What's Hakimi doing on this list
meddkmptyz
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Where's Libasse Gueye wazee?
Zimbcrsz
2
Mokoena
ibms
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so no Nigeria player that's good to make the list or Nigerians are not playing football again hmmm Africa my continent 😄😄😄
petbcdmtyz
1
Where's Mo Salah 11
dueacdeks
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semenyo had a good season with Manchester city
Tiuiklnryz
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So Diomande isn't included?
dueacdeks
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semenyo or hakimi
jihekptuz
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Hakim deserves it...
Pitbekoprz
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Where is Salah ???
why
ruwaelnptu
0
Hakimi deserve it
Ceobdeilos
0
Why
Hala mardrid
Atomic2007
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Ohhhh
Why
Ceobdeilos
1
Yh
Ohhhh
Atomic2007
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Your Barsa fan
Yh
ritcestuyz
2
Mokoena🇿🇦🇿🇦
yeeacdkruz
1
Brahim
Hacabdmpry
0
akfram Hakimi the mummy's bouy
Waeabcoty
1
Bryan mbeumo hi need to be the to
Wadacmnsy
0
HAKIMI💪💪💪
fodaelnoty
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You really are stupid 🤣 you are so stupid that you don’t even know that Arab ppl live in Africa 😆 Egypt/Morocco/Algeria/Libya
When one run out of ideas,the word stupid becomes the song
obrigado900
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Hakimi will win it
Bashir999
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Much more intelligent than you are.Morroco allegiance is to the Arab…Infact they detest being referred to as Africans…but I get the point…this serves them well
You really are stupid 🤣 you are so stupid that you don’t even know that Arab ppl live in Africa 😆 Egypt/Morocco/Algeria/Libya
Muzackmnuy
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where is osinmhen
tuzbdkmo
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amad please, remember a goal against Liverpool alongside Garnacho
kuycdklpru
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2027 yan diomande
lieacdknpz
0
Hakimi
hi