Uganda Cranes and Kitara forward Denis Omedi could write his name amongst the legends in African football on Monday December 16.
Omedi is in the running for the Caf goal of the Year award alongside ten other stars ahead of the awards ceremony to be held at the Palais des Congrès in Morocco.
In case he beats them, he will join Denis Onyango, Caf African based player of the year 2016 and the Uganda National Team, The Cranes as the only winners from Uganda at the annual prestigious awards that celebrate excellence of African football.
Besides the goal of the year award, over 18 categories will be celebrated including the Caf Men’s Player of the Year.
Tanzania’s Super star Diamond Platinumz and Morocco’s Dysntic will be the entertainers.
The 11 nominees for CAF Goal of the Year 2024:
Abdul Aziz Issah (Dreams FC) – Dreams FC vs APC Lobito (TotalEnergies CAFCC)
Aboubakary Koita (Mauritania) – Mauritania vs Angola (TotalEnergies AFCON 2023)
Denis Omedi (Kitara FC) – Kitara FC vs KCCA FC (FUFA Super 8)
Ibrahim Adel (Egypt) – Mauritania vs Egypt (TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Qualifiers)Kevin Pina (Cape Verde) – Cape Verde vs Mozambique (TotalEnergies AFCON 2023)
Cristovao Mabululu (Angola) – Angola vs Namibia (TotalEnergies AFCON 2023)
Nene Dorgeles (Mali) – Mali vs Côte d’Ivoire (TotalEnergies AFCON 2023)
Saïd Benrahma (Algeria) – Algeria vs Togo (TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 Qualifiers)Sébastien Haller (Côte d’Ivoire) – Nigeria vs Côte d’Ivoire (TotalEnergies AFCON 2023)
Wessam Abou Ali (Al Ahly) – Al Ahly vs TP Mazembe (TotalEnergies CAFCL)Yassine Benzia (Algeria) – Algeria vs South Africa (FIFA Series 2024 Algeria)
Caf awards 2024 nominees – men’s categories
Player of the Year
- Simon Adingra (Brighton & Hove Albion and Ivory Coast), Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund and Guinea), Achraf Hakimi (Paris St-Germain and Morocco), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta and Nigeria) and Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa).
Young player of the year
- Yankuba Minteh (Brighton & Hove Albion, England), Eliesse Ben Seghir, Lamine Camara (both Monaco, France), Oumar Diakite (Reims, France) and Karim Konate (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria)
Goalkeeper of the year
- Yahia Fofana (Angers and Ivory Coast), Andre Onana (Manchester United and Cameroon), Stanley Nwabali (Chippa United and Nigeria), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly and Egypt), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa).
Inter-club player of the year
- Issoufou Dayo (RS Berkane, Morocco), Husein El Shahat, Mostafa Shobier (both Al Ahly, Egypt), Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Ahmed Sayd Zizo – (Zamalek, Egypt).
Club of the year
- Al Ahly, Zamalek (both Egypt), Esperance (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), RS Berkane (Morocco),
National team of the year
- DR Congo, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan
Manager of the year
- Hugo Broos (South Africa), Sebastien Desabre (DR Congo), Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast), Pedro Goncalves (Angola), Marcel Koller (Al Ahly)
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