Mane, Salah & Mahrez in contention for 2019 CAF Awards

The 2019 awards ceremony for the Confederation of African Football (Caf) will take place in Egypt, (homeland of the current player of the year Mohamed Salah) at Hurghada.

Three countries’ top stars are competing for the grand prize. Liverpool’s Mane(Senegal) and Egypt’s Salah are up for the prize along with Algeria’s  star Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City).

Salah, the Egyptian striker is tipped to win the prize for a third successive time. Mahrez captained the Algeria team to their Nations Cup success in Egypt in 2019. Mane also helped Senegal reach the final.

Women’s  Shortlist 

The women’s shortlist has also been narrowed down to three names.

Ajara Nchout – Cameroon / Valerenga

Asisat Oshoala – Nigeria / Barcelona

Thembi Kgatlana – South Africa / Beijing Phoenix FC star

 

Final Voting Phase

The final phase of voting for the men’s and women’s Player of the Year, as well as the male and female Coach of the Year, will be selected by head coaches/technical directors and captains of senior national teams from Caf member associations.

 

Full list of shortlists

Men’s Player of the Year:

• Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
• Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
• Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

Women’s Player of the Year:

• Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga)
• Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
• Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)

African Interclubs Player of the Year:

• Anice Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
• Tarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)
• Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)

African Youth Player of the Year:

• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
• Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
• Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)

African Men’s Coach of the Year:

• Aliou Cisse (Senegal – Senegal)
• Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)
• Moïne Chaâbani (Tunisia – Esperance)

African Women’s Coach of the Year:

• Alain Djeumfa (Cameroon)
• Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
• Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)

African Men’s National Team of the Year:

• Algeria
• Madagascar
• Senegal

African Women’s National Team of the Year:

• Cameroon
• Nigeria
• South Africa

Source: BBC AFRICA