Overwhelming favourite Ademola Lookman and Stanley Nwabali have made the five-man short lists for the 2024 CAF Awards.
CAF announced that Ademola Lookman made the five-man short list for Player of the Year Award.
The others are Simon Adingra (Cote d’Ivoire / Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), and Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns).
Nwabali made the five-man short list for the Goalkeeper of the Year prize.
The four other contenders are Andre Onana (Cameroon / Manchester United), Yahia Fofana (Cote d’Ivoire / Angers SCO), Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt / Al Ahly) andRonwen Wlliams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
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Their defence is poor we should improve that is our weak point