The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has on Wednesday listed Nigeria’s forward, Victor Osimhen, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, and 27 others as contenders for the 2023 men’s African Player of the Year awards.
CAF announced the Gala awards billed to be held on December 11, 2023, in Marrakech, Morocco, on their official website.
According to the statement, a panel of CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends, and selected media representatives from a number of countries put together the preliminary list for the various categories with the performance of the nominees between November 2022 and September 2023 serving as the period under consideration.
CAF maintained that the ultimate winner of each category will be decided after votes from a voting panel consisting of the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, Head Coaches and captains of Member Associations and clubs involved in the group stages of the Inter-club competitions.