Uganda Cranes’ duo Denis Onyango and Emmanuel Okwi have been included in the preliminary lists of nominees for the 2019 African men’s and women’s Player of the Year awards.
In the list released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Onyango scooped two nominations in the category of African Player of the year where he will be racing with 10 players trading in the English Premier League and newly re-introduced category of African Inter-clubs Player of the Year where fellow countryman Okwi was also nominated.
The list for African Player of the year has 30 names with the most notable being Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, who has won the men’s title for the last two years, his Liverpool team-mate, Sadio Mane of Senegal is also on the list. Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez, who helped Algeria win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, is also in race for the gong.
The list of nominees is compiled by a panel of media and technical professionals and the awards will take place on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in Hurghada, Egypt.
African Player of the Year (Men’s)
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
- André Onana (Cameroon & Ajax)
- Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria & Al-Sadd)
- Carolus Andriamatsinoro (Madagascar & Al Adalah)
- Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon & Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia & Zamalek)
- Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
- Idrissa Gueye (Senegal & Paris Saint-Germain)
- Ismail Bennacer (Algeria & AC Milan)
- Jordan Ayew (Ghana & Crystal Palace)
- Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
- Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (Togo & Al Ain)
- Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet” (Egypt & Aston Villa)
- Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)
- Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
- Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)
- Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
- Nicolas Pepe (Ivory Coast & Arsenal)
- Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Shanghai Shenhua)
- Percy Tau (South Africa & Club Brugge)
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
- Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
- Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
- Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
- Thomas Partey (Ghana & Atlético Madrid)
- Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
- Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria & Leicester City)
- Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast & Crystal Palace)
- Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Ahli Jeddah)
African Women’s Player of the Year
- Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga )
- Ange N’Guessan (Ivory Coast & Tenerife)
- Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria & Rivers Angels)
- Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Jiangsu Suning)
- Gabrielle Ouguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)
- Refiloe Jane (South Africa & AC Milan)
- Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Jiangsu Suning)
- Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)
- Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria & Southeastern Fire)
African Inter-clubs Player of the Year
- Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
- Anice Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
- Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda &Simba)
- Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia & Zamalek)
- Fousseny Coulibaly (Ivory Coast & Esperance)
- Franck Kom (Cameroon & Esperance)
- Herenilson (Angola & Petro de Luanda)
- Ismail El Haddad (Morocco & Wydad Casablanca)
- Jean Marc Makusu (DR Congo & AS VITA)
- Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (Togo & RS Berkane / Al Ain)
- Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt &Zamalek)
- Meddie Kagere (Rwanda &Simba)
- Meschack Elia (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
- Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
- Tarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)
- Themba Zwane (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
- Trésor Mputu (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
- Walid El Karti (Morocco & Wydad Casablanca)
- Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
African Youth Player of the Year
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
- Amadou Haidara (Mali & RB Leipzig)
- Amadou Sagna (Senegal & Club Brugge)
- Enock Mwepu (Zambia & Red Bull Salzburg)
- Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal & Watford)
- Krépin Diatta (Senegal & Club Brugge)
- Moussa Djenepo (Mali & Southampton)
- Moussa Ndiaye (Senegal & Excellence Foot)
- Musa Barrow (Gambia & Atalanta)
- Osvaldo Pedro Capemba ‘Capita’ (Angola & Primeiro de Agosto)
- Patson Daka (Zambia & Red Bull Salzburg)
- Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
- Sekou Koita (Mali & Red Bull Salzburg)
- Steve Regis Mvoue (Cameroon & AS Azur Star)
- Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
- Zito Luvumbo (Angola & Primeiro de Agosto)
African Men’s Coach of the Year
- Aliou Cisse (Senegal – Senegal)
- Christian Gross (Switzerland – Zamalek)
- Corentin Martins (France – Mauritania)
- Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)
- Faouzi Benzarti (Tunisia – Wydad Athletic Club)
- Gernot Rohr (Germany – Nigeria)
- Moïne Chaâbani (Tunisia – Esperance)
- Mounir Jaouani (Morocco – Berkane FC)
- Nicolas Dupuis (France – Madagascar)
- Pitso Mosimane (South Africa – Mamelodi Sundowns)
African Women’s Coach of the Year
- Alain Djeumfa (Cameroon)
- Bruce Mwape (Zambia)
- Clementine Toure (Ivory Coast)
- Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
- David Ouma (Kenya)
- Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)
African Men’s National Team of the Year
- Algeria
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Tunisia
African Women’s National Team of the Year
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Zambia.