Morocco represented in all seven CAF Awards categories
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Vie éco
Moroccan players, coaches, clubs and national teams feature in all seven men’s categories at the 2026 CAF Awards, including Achraf Hakimi, Yassine Bounou and Ibrahim Diaz. The winners will be announced on 7 December in Lagos, Nigeria, at the Confederation of African Football ceremony.
Morocco has candidates in all seven men’s categories at the 2026 CAF Awards, which will honour the leading figures in African football. Ten contenders have been shortlisted in each category, and the winners will be announced on 7 December in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a statement from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) reported by La Vie éco.
Achraf Hakimi, the reigning African Player of the Year, is among the nominees alongside compatriots Ibrahim Diaz and Ismaël Saibari. Goalkeepers Yassine Bounou and Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti are in contention for the Goalkeeper of the Year award. Mohamed Rabie Hrimat of AS FAR, Mounir Chouiar of RS Berkane and Sofiane El Moudane of Olympique de Safi are competing for the Interclub Player of the Year title.
Moroccan coaches Mohamed Ouahbi and Walid Regragui are also candidates, as are young players Abdellah Ouazane and Ayoub Bouaddi. The Moroccan national team is also among the teams in contention. The nominations follow those of Adji Ndiaye among the ten nominated goalkeepers, announced on 3 November, and several other African representatives announced on 4 November, including the three nominated South Africans.
