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Without Salah and Osimhen. The 10 contenders for the CAF Player of the Year title have been named

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Without Salah and Osimhen. The 10 contenders for the CAF Player of the Year title have been named

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On December 16, the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony will take place in Marrakech, and today the Confederation of African Football announced the nominees for the prestigious African Footballer of the Year award.

Details: The list of 10 nominees came as a major shock, as it excluded world-renowned stars like Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, Brahim Diaz, Victor Boniface, and Nicolas Jackson.

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The following 10 players are in contention for the award

Amine Gouiri (Rennes, Algeria)
Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen, Burkina Faso)
Simon Adingra (Brighton, Ivory Coast)
Chancel Mbemba (Marseille, DR Congo)
Achraf Hakimi (PSG, Morocco)
Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund, Guinea)
Sofiane Rahimi (Al-Ain, Morocco)
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta, Nigeria)
William Troost-Ekong (Al-Qadsiah, Nigeria)
Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa)

In 2023, the African Footballer of the Year award was won by Victor Osimhen.

Reminder: CAF also announced the nominees for the Best National Team and Best Club of the Year awards today.

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