In an unfortunate development, Sierra Leone will be excluded from the shortlist for the 2023 African Football Award. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) recently announced the nominees for the men's category of the 2023 CAF Awards, as preparations accelerate for the awards ceremony scheduled to be held in Marrakech, Morocco on December 11, 2023.

A committee comprised of CAF technical experts, African football legends and selected media representatives from each country has compiled preliminary lists in various categories. This list took into account candidates' performance from November 2022 to September 2023.

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nominations, 30 players will compete for the prestigious 'CAF African Player of the Year' award, and a further 20 players will compete for the title of 'CAF Interclub Player of the Year' . In addition, 10 candidates will compete for the awards of 'Coach of the Year', 'CAF National Team of the Year', 'Club of the Year' and 'CAF Young Player of the Year' (for players aged 21 and under). .

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In an exciting development, CAF has expanded its recognition of outstanding goalkeepers with the introduction of his CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year (Male and Female) category. Ten players were nominated for this novel award.

The final winner in each category will be decided by a vote by a committee consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media experts, member associations and head coaches and captains of clubs participating in the group stage of the inter-club competition .

Nominated works, especially in the women's category, will be announced at a later date.

Senegal's Sadio Mane was named CAF African Player of the Year at a recent ceremony held in Rabat, Morocco in July 2022. Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala won the CAF African Player of the Year award for the fifth time at the tournament.

Although Sierra Leone is not included in this year's nominations, the CAF Awards Gala remains an important event that recognizes and celebrates the outstanding athletes, officials and administrators who have made their mark during the period. there is no.

Full list of candidates (in alphabetical order by member association):