Nigeria’s Ademola Lookma has won the Confederation of African Football Men’s Player of the Year.
The Nigerian star was named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards held in Marrakesh, Morocco on Monday night.
The winners are voted for by a panel of experts which includes members of Caf’s technical committee plus African media professionals, players and coaches.
Nigeria has also officially become the country with the most CAF Player of the Year Award, winning the award seven times.
Nigeria is the only country to win the CAF POTY Award in 2 consecutive years on 3 occasions, with different players.
• Rashidi Yekini 1993
• Eammuel Amuneke 1994
• Kanu Nwakwo 1996&1999
• Victor Ikpeba 1997
• Victor Osimhen 2023
• Ademola Lookman 2024
Côte d’Ivoire has won the award six times with Yaya Toure winning 4 times and Didier Drogba winning it twice.
While Cameroon has won the award 5 times. Former striker Samuel Etoo won the award 4 times and Patrick Mboma won it once.
Senegal has also won the award thrice. El Hadji Diouf won it twice and Saido Maine won it once.
While Abedi Pele of Ghana, Mustapha Hadji of Morocco, Kanoute of Mali, George Weah of Liberia, Riyad Mahrez of Algeria and Emmanuel Adebayor of Togo have all won the award once.
2024 Caf Awards winners
Men’s Player of the Year: Ademola Lookman (Nigeria & Atalanta)
Women’s Player of the Year: Barbra Banda (Zambia & Orlando Pride)
Men’s Coach of the Year: Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast)
Women’s Coach of the Year: Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria & Paris FC)
Men’s Club of the Year: Al Ahly (Egypt)
Women’s Club of the Year: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Women’s Interclub Player of the Year: Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco & AS Far)
Men’s Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (Senegal & Monaco)
Women’s Young Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco & AS Far)
Men’s National Team of the Year: Ivory Coast
Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
Goal of the Year (voted for by fans): Cristovao Mabululu (Angola) – Angola v Namibia (Afcon 2023)