CAF Awards to take place in Abuja


The annual CAF Awards enters its 24th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take place for the first time in many years in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

The King of African football will be crowned at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, today, amongst the trio of Yaya Yahaya Toure, winner of the last four editions; Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ghana’s Andre Ayew. 

From 1992 to 2014, from Ghana’s Abedi Pele to Ivorian Toure, 14 players have laid claim to the most prestigious individual honour in African football.

However, the first player to have been named CAF African Player of the Year on two occasions is ex-Nigeria captain, Nwankwo Kanu, in 1996 and 1999 before Ivorian Didier Drogba duplicated the feat in 2006 and 2009. 

Winners of the prestigious honour have come from either the midfield or attack; and that tradition will be respected yet again this time.


SOURCE: CAF News