Lagos go host CAF Awards on Monday, 7 December, but di host country no get nominee for di men categories wey CAF announce on Wednesday, 4 November. CAF publish seven lists for players, coaches and teams. For Nigerian fans wey dey look for familiar name among those wey fit win di main individual prize, neither Victor Osimhen nor Ademola Lookman enter di ten.
People notice say dem no dey because both forwards don win di award before. Osimhen win am for 2023 and Lookman follow am for 2024. Di current holder, Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, dey dis year list. E fit retain di award, but as im name dey di list no mean say e don win di vote.
Morocco and Senegal share six out of di ten places. Brahim Diaz and Ismael Saibari join their fellow Moroccan Hakimi. Ismaila Sarr and Pape Gueye join Senegal Sadio Mané, wey don win am before. Each country get three separate players for di vote. Dem no dey vote for all three as one group.
Ghana Antoine Semenyo, Côte d’Ivoire Amad Diallo, DR Congo Yoane Wissa and South Africa Teboho Mokoena complete di list. Di clubs include Manchester United wey Diallo dey play for and Mamelodi Sundowns wey be Mokoena club. Players wey dey different leagues dey contest di main prize together.
Di oda six awards help explain di rest of di announcement. Goalkeeper, interclub player, young player and coach get different prizes. National team and club each get im own category. To host di ceremony no automatically give any country place for any of di lists just because di venue dey im land.
For people wey dey follow Nigeria side of di awards for Lagos, look at di men and women announcements separately. Na di men nominations CAF release on Wednesday. Person fit qualify to contest, dem fit put im name for list, and dem fit give am trophy. Dem be different stages. Na 7 December dem plan di award ceremony.