The Confederation of African Football announced that it has invited a number of prominent stars from the African continent to attend the Best Awards ceremony, which will be held on Monday in Marrakesh, noting that “the ceremony will witness the presence of a group of African football legends, past and present, in celebration of the continent’s football heritage and its bright future.” “.
CAF explained that the ceremony will witness the presence of former Malian midfielder Seydou Keita, who played more than 100 matches for his country’s national team and was the star of the Spanish team Barcelona between 2008 and 2012, with whom he won all possible local and continental titles during that period.
Mohamed Zidane, who won the African Cup of Nations twice in a row with the Egyptian national team in 2008 and 2010, and won the German League twice in a row with Borussia Dortmund in 2011 and 2012, will also attend, which demonstrated the prowess of Egyptian football.
An invitation was also extended to “Victor Wanyama, one of the pillars of Kenyan football, along with the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters race, South African runner Caster Semenya, as well as former South African striker Portia Modise, who scored 101 goals for her country, along with former Ghana star Alberta Saki, and striker Former Equatorial Guinean Genoveva Anonman, as well as Angolan Fabrice Acqua, who led his country to the Cup World 2006 in Germany.
The Palace of Conferences in the city of Marrakesh, starting at seven o’clock in the evening on Monday, will be on time with the “Best” awards ceremony presented by the Confederation of African Football every year to the best players, coaches, teams and clubs of the season at the men’s and women’s levels.
The upcoming ceremony, which will be attended by a number of African and international football legends, as well as presidents of continental federations and former and current players, will witness the distribution of awards for the best male and female players, along with the best clubs and teams, male and female players in local clubs, a goalkeeper, and a coach.
Hakimi, who won bronze at the Olympic Games in France with the Moroccan national team and won the French League, is considered the most prominent candidate for the continent’s best player award, as he will compete with the Ivorian Simon Adingra, the English Brighton player, the Guinean Serho Gerasi, the German Borussia Dortmund striker, and the Nigerian Ademola. Lookman, the Italian Atalanta star, and South African Ronwen Williams, Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper.
The Confederation of African Football Awards will highlight the most prominent football talents on the continent and celebrate their exceptional achievements in national and international competitions. The crowning of the best player in Africa for the year 2024 in the men’s and women’s categories will be the highlight of the ceremony, as they are two of the most prestigious individual awards in African football.
The “Best” awards ceremony will also include honoring the winners in other categories, such as best coach, best team, and best club, to celebrate excellence in various aspects of African football. CAF expects this ceremony to be exceptional, in the presence of an elite group of nominees and guests from the continent. And outside.
