CAF Awards brought forward to 2 December at Lagos's National Theatre, their first time in the city since 2014
Holder Achraf Hakimi faces Senegal's Sadio Mané, Ismaïla Sarr and Pape Gueye among 10 nominees for African Player of the Year.
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Lagos — The 2026 CAF Awards will take place in Lagos on Wednesday 2 December, five days earlier than first planned, the Confederation of African Football announced on Tuesday.
The ceremony starts at 7pm local time (6pm GMT) at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, Lagos's landmark National Theatre. It is the first time the awards have been held in Nigeria's commercial capital since 2014.
Ten in the running
Eighteen categories will be awarded, led by the African Player of the Year and Women's Player of the Year trophies, alongside prizes for goalkeepers, coaches, young players, clubs and national teams.
The holder, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, is among 10 nominees for the men's top prize, alongside Senegal's Sadio Mané, Pape Gueye and Ismaïla Sarr, Antoine Semenyo, Brahim Díaz, Ismaël Saibari, Amad Diallo, Yoane Wissa and Teboho Mokoena.
Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, South Africa and Senegal are among the nominees for National Team of the Year.
Source: wiwsport, 10 November 2026.
