The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the final lists of nominees for the Best in Africa Awards, during the ceremony scheduled in Rabat on the 21st of this month.

CAF stated on its official website, today, Monday, that the list of nominees for the award for the best player in the continent has been reduced to include:

10x #CAFAwards2022 Player of the Year (Men) nominees!

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Which of them will be shortlisted?

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— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

  • Senegalese Sadio Mane

  • Senegalese Edward Mendy

  • Senegalese Kalidou Coulibaly

  • Algerian Riyad Mahrez

  • Egyptian Mohamed Salah

  • Cameroonian Karl Toko Ekambi

  • Cameroonian Vincent Aboubakar

  • Ivory Sebastian Haller

  • Guinean Naby Keita

  • Moroccan Achraf Hakimi.

Led their teams to outstanding 2021/22 seasons!

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A shortened list of the #CAFAwards2022 Interclub Player of the Year (Men) nominees!

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— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

List of nominees for the best player within the continent:

  • Thiago Azulao (Petro Atletico)

  • Konate Cream (Asec Mimosa)

  • Aliou Diang, Ali Maaloul, Percy Tao, Mohamed Sherif and Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al-Ahly of Egypt)

  • Ashraf Dhari, Yahya Gibran and Zuhair Al-Matraji (Wydad Casablanca)

🖐 nominees for the Young Player of the Year (Men) award!

Which young talent will bag the award in the #CAFAwards2022?

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— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

The nominees for the Best Rookie Award:

  • Burkinabe Dango Ouattara

  • Ivory Cream Konate

  • Ghanaian Kamal Eddin Suleimana

  • Senegalese Babe Matar Sar

  • Tunisian Hannibal Majbri

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Who will be the final three nominees for the #CAFAwards2022 Coach of the Year (Men) award?

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— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

The nominees for the Best Coach Award:

  • Portuguese Carlos Queiroz (Former coach of the Egyptian national team)

  • South African Pitso Mosimane (former coach of Al-Ahly of Egypt)

  • Tom Santvet (Head coach of the Gambia national team)

  • Walid Regragui (former coach of Wydad Casablanca)

  • Aliou Cissé (Former Senegal coach)

Exceptional seasons from the 5 ️⃣ shortlists!

Which nation will be named the National Team of the Year (Men) on the 21st of July? #CAFAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/SzfBnMS0xU

— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

The nominees for the Best National Team award:

  • Burkina Faso

  • Cameroon

  • Senegal

  • Egypt

  • Morocco

The finest 5 ️⃣ African football clubs of the 2021/22 season!

Which of them will be named the Club of the Year (Men) in Morocco's #CAFAwards2022?

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— CAF (@CAF_Online) July 11, 2022

The nominees for the Best Club in the Continent award:

  • Petro Atlético de Angola

  • Al-Ahly of Egypt

  • Moroccan Wydad

  • Moroccan volcano renaissance