The 2026 CAF Awards ceremony has been rescheduled to December 2, after initially being set for December 7, www.aclsports.com reports.
The event will be held at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, formerly known as the National Theatre, in Lagos, with proceedings scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. Nigerian time (8:00 p.m. Cairo time and 6:00 p.m. GMT). Lagos last hosted the 2014 edition of the CAF Awards, which was held on January 8, 2015.
A total of 18 honours will be presented at the ceremony, including the Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards. Other categories will recognise outstanding goalkeepers, coaches, emerging players, clubs and national teams.
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Voting for this year’s awards opened on November 5 and will close on November 20, covering both the men’s and women’s categories. The selection process involves CAF Member Associations and clubs, as well as eligible national team coaches and captains.
