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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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
dueacdeks
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semenyo or hakimi
jihekptuz
0
Hakim deserves it...
Pitbekoprz
1
Where is Salah ???
why
ruwaelnptu
0
Hakimi deserve it
Ceobdeilos
0
Why
Hala mardrid
Atomic2007
0
Ohhhh
Why
Ceobdeilos
1
Yh
Ohhhh
Atomic2007
0
Your Barsa fan
Yh
ritcestuyz
0
Mokoena🇿🇦🇿🇦
yeeacdkruz
1
Brahim
Waeabcoty
1
Bryan mbeumo hi need to be the to
Wadacmnsy
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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
1
where is osinmhen
tuzbdkmo
0
amad please, remember a goal against Liverpool alongside Garnacho
kuycdklpru
2
2027 yan diomande
lieacdknpz
0
Hakimi
hi
lieacdknpz
0
kale
tuzbdkmo
2
amad remember a goal against Manchester city
Paulo4736Bruno
3
DIUMANDE ISN'T IN THE SQUAD, ROBBERY
Siwainostz
1
Ismaël Saar
Neuadmnrtz
2
hakimi or semenyo
Jakktt
0
Give us is stats with yeye GHANA form
Why didn’t you see the basketball player in the list, sake of pride and arrogance exhibited . I am talking about Oshimen 😂
Ketbmnptu
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If you really watched world cup Wissa deserve it
chosheyi
2
hakim deserve
AFerwPsS1926
0
Hakimi 💯
Pebilprsuy
1
obvious Hakim
Dapcmnosuz
0
Hakim ☘️❤️
13Gamer
0
hahaha no salah
wutacdopry
2
Hakimi
Teyaoprsy
0
Amad
Kazmed
0
Your idea doesn't make sense enough because which player in leagues in Africa is watched by African football fans. Who even watch African leagues on weekly basis. Our local players that are just average without any disregard to them. Please say something else abeg
That’s why there’s record for players, if we don’t watch them they have stat to back it up, you are the one not making sense.
Tasdeimpt
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no iemtiendo porque canbiaron Estes fucking app it was better befor mother fuckersake these app worse
I don't understand but I know it has to do with this app! cero estrés 🤣🤣🤣🤣
SharifBruno
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where is Bryan mbeumo
mine is mbuemo , he us better than all of the nominees in consistency
Tasdeimpt
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WISAAAAA
here's our Congolese bradaa 🤣🤣🤣
El-Mosthigh
2
It’s either Hakimi or Semenyo no doubt..
IAmShakur
0
African player of the year must be picked from players who are playing football in Africa not beyond African borders
They should change the name of the award then
IAmShakur
0
Wissa was injured and in poor form the whole of last season
tekcdelopu
1
dhillaa idin dhashee meesha commentga kadaaya
fodaelnoty
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Are you stupid? We’re is Morocco located? 🤣
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
rodbempru
1
Hakimi...no doubt
Penblmoprt
3
where is sibo. and ayew
Naokmptuz
0
brahim Diaz deserve this
On what basis and for his lack of fairplay no results
Naokmptuz
0
Semenyo deserves it
Give us is stats with yeye GHANA form
Naokmptuz
0
where is Bryan mbeumo
Even Mbeumo can't nominate himself
Badhur
1
Where is Salah ???
Naokmptuz
0
Semenyo
Semenyo for achieving what for the period of selection. Semenyo with that yeye form of Ghana
Naokmptuz
0
For me it's Brahim Diaz..he is the best player not only in Africa but in most part of Europe also..
He is nor close to Mane or Hakimi