Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus Nominated for 2023 CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award

Ghanaian footballers Thomas Partey and Mohammed Kudus have received nominations for the prestigious CAF Men’s Footballer of the Year Award. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the nominations on November 1, 2023, setting the stage for the Awards Gala scheduled to take place on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Partey and Kudus are among thirty players shortlisted for the top prize. A panel comprising CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends, and selected media representatives from various countries compiled the preliminary list for the different categories. The nominees’ performances between November 2022 and September 2023 were taken into consideration.

The CAF African Player of the Year category features thirty players, while the CAF Interclub Player of the Year category has twenty nominees. Additionally, the Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, and Club of the Year categories each have ten nominees, as does the CAF Young Player of the Year category, which is specifically for players under the age of 21.

Mohammed Kudus recently joined West Ham United from Ajax Amsterdam during the summer transfer window, while Thomas Partey currently plays for Arsenal after his move from Atletico Madrid in October 2020. Both players also represented Ghana at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

The winners in each category will be determined through votes from a panel consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, head coaches, and captains of Member Associations and clubs involved in the group stages of the Interclub competitions.

During the previous Awards Gala in July 2022 in Rabat, Morocco, Senegal forward Sadio Mane was crowned the CAF African Player of the Year, while Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala won the CAF African Women’s Player of the Year for a record fifth time.

Here is the full list of nominees for the CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award:

– Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria and Borussia Dortmund)
– Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Al Ahli)
– Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
– Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and SSC Napoli)
– Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon and Besiktas)
– Ibrahima Sangare (Cote d’Ivoire and Nottingham Forest)
– Seko Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire and Al Nassr)
– Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo and Olympique Marseille)
– Fiston Mayele (DR Congo and Pyramids)
– Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba” (Egypt and Ahly)
– Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed ElShenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
– Mohammed Kudus (Ghana and West Ham United)
– Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
– Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and VfB Stuttgart)
– Yves Bissouma (Mali and Tottenham Hotspur)
– Achraf Hakimi (Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain)
– Azzedine Ounahi (Morocco and Olympique Marseille)
– Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Galatasaray)
– Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco and Manchester United)
– Yahya Jabrane (Morocco and Wydad Athletic Club)
– Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Al Hilal)
– Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco and Sevilla)
– Peter Shalulile (Namibia and Mamelodi Sundowns)
– Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and SSC Napoli)
– Sadio Mane (Senegal and Al Nassr)
– Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal and Tottenham Hotspur)
– Percy Tau (South Africa and Al Ahly)
– Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Tunisia and Ferencvaros)

Source: GFA