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CAF confirms Morocco as host for 2024 Player of the Year awards: report
- The 2024 instalment of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) prestigious annual awards is on the horizon
- Several players, including Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman, among others, are expected to be present at the ceremony
- A recent report detailing that CAF has announced a location for the 2024 edition of the prestigious award ceremony has surfaced
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced that the 2024 edition of the CAF Awards will be held in Morocco.
The prestigious ceremony, which regularly features some of Africa’s footballing elite, is scheduled to take place in the vibrant city of Marrakech.
According to a report from Africa Soccer, this marks the third consecutive year that Morocco will host the event, further solidifying the country’s growing influence in African football.
Recently, Morocco was also chosen to host the CAF Women’s Champions League, underlining its expanding role in the continent’s football scene.
The CAF Awards are set for December 16, with final details of the event expected to be released soon.
In addition to hosting this prestigious event, Morocco has also launched a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup alongside Spain and Portugal, signalling its ambition to become a central hub for major CAF and international football events.
2023 CAF Award winners
The 2023 CAF Awards were headlined by Nigerian stars Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala, who took home the honours for Best Player in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively.
According to Vanguard News, Morocco’s Walid Regragui was named CAF’s Best Coach of the Year in the men’s category, while South Africa’s Desiree Ellis won the Best Coach award in the women’s category.
Senegal’s Lamine Camara secured the CAF Young Player of the Year award, and Moroccan talent Nesryne El Chad claimed the inaugural CAF Women’s Young Player of the Year title.
Looking ahead, the 2024 edition is expected to see new faces take the spotlight, with Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman tipped as a strong contender for the Men’s Player of the Year award.
Adebayor tips Guirassy for CAF Award
Ekwutosblog earlier reported that Togolese legend, Emmanuel Adebayor, tipped Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy to win the 2024 CAF Player of the Year Award.
The former Arsenal forward believes Guirassy is the most deserving candidate for the prestigious accolade. The France-born striker secured second place in the Bundesliga Golden Boot race, narrowly trailing behind the prolific Harry Kane.
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Chelsea suffer fresh injury blow after 0-0 draw with Bournemouth
Chelsea striker, Liam Delap, is set to be unavailable for an extended period with a shoulder injury.
Delap suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder while tussling with Bournemouth defender, Marcos Senesi, during a Premier League clash on Saturday.
The 22-year-old was replaced in the game by Marc Guiu.
This is the second major injury Delap is suffering after he joined Chelsea from Ipswich Town.
Manager Enzo Maresca, speaking after the game, admitted the latest setback is “quite bad”.
He added: “Unfortunately he was already out for two months and he has to be out again.
“We don’t know for how long, but it looks quite bad, his shoulder.”
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EPL: Fulham must move on from defeat to Manchester City — Iwobi
Alex Iwobi says Fulham must stay positive despite their 5-4 defeat to Manchester City at Craven Cottage on Tuesday.
Marco Silva’s side put up a spirited display in the encounter, and were unlucky not to get at least one point.
Iwobi started the fight back by scoring the second goal for Fulham early in the second half.
The versatile midfielder’s compatriot, Samuel Chukwueze then rose from the bench to score two more goals for the Cottagers.
Manchester City, however, held on to go home with maximum points.
Iwobi stated that they deserved more from the game.
“I feel disappointed because we didn’t get anything out of the fighting spirit that we showed, but I think we have to take the positivity from the game,” Iwobi told the club’s official website.
Fulham will be away to Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game on Sunday.
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EPL: Guardiola names team that impresses him everyday
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has named the Premier League club that has impressed him so much this season.
The Spaniard said that Enzo Maresca’s side have really impressed him with the improvement they make everyday.
Speaking after Manchester City beat Fulham 5-4 in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Guardiola pointed out that a team must remain consistent to win the title.
Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to just two points behind Arsenal with the victory over Fulham, but the Gunners could maintain their five points lead with a win over Brentford on Wednesday night.
“Chelsea impresses me more and more every day with Enzo [Maresca], but it’s long,” he told reporters after the win.
“Premier League is so long, many things will happen. We won six Premier Leagues, four or five when we in December, January or February we were behind.
“The team who wins the Premier League is the team who grows during the months and this is what we try to do. No injuries, it’s so long.
“But at the same time, if we push, we will be better and push ourselves and control the situations better, the emotions and we will see what happens.”
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