CAF has revealed the three finalists in the men’s Coach of the Year category ahead of the CAF Awards ceremony. Photo: Twitter @AlAhlyEnglish
Pitso on CAF awards omission: Honestly, I should do better
Former Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane has responded after being cut from the CAF Coach of the Year three-man shortlist.
CAF has revealed the three finalists in the men’s Coach of the Year category ahead of the CAF Awards ceremony. Photo: Twitter @AlAhlyEnglish
With less than 12 hours to go until the 2022 CAF Awards, CAF has revealed the top three finalists for all the women and men categories ahead of the ceremony on Thursday, 21 July in Rabat, Morocco, with Pitso Mosimane no longer among the nominees.
The evening will start at 21:00 (SA time).
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There is South African representation throughout the categories, particularly in the women’s section.
Andile Dlamini and Bambanani Mbanie will battle for the women’s Interclub Player of the Year award, while Desiree Ellis and Jerry Tshabalala are up for the women’s Coach of the Year trophy. Mamelodi Sundowns are in the running for the women’s Club of the Year.
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Meanwhile, Orlando Pirates failed to make the final cut for the men’s CAF award for Team of the Year, while Pitso Mosimane isn’t among the final three for men’s Coach of the Year.
Mosimane fell short of lifting a second consecutive CAF Champions League title with the Egyptian giants, after a loss to Wydad Casablanca, and he honestly acknowledged he hadn’t done enough to remain in the running for a top CAF award.
“Honestly, I should do better. I can’t expect to be bronze (FIFA Club World Cup ), silver (CAF CL) medallist and win. But my daughter already gave me award for winning the same FIFA bronze & CAF Super Cup & Champions League (2x in a row nogal), in the absence of CAF awards,” he tweeted.
FULL AND FINAL LIST OF CAF AWARD NOMINEES, WITH PITSO NO LONGER IN THE RUNNING:
Player of the Year (Women)
Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt)
Player of the Year (Men)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Bambanani Mbanie (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Achraf Dari (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly)
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Young Player of the Year (Women)
Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Yasmine Zouhir (Morocco & AS Saint-Etienne)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United)
Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire & ASEC/RB Salzburg)
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham Hotspur)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Bruce Mwape (Zambia)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Jerry Tshabalala (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Reynald Pedros (Morocco)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
Carlos Queiroz (Egypt)
Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club)
Club of the Year (Women)
AS FAR (Morocco)
Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Club of the Year (Men)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
RS Berkane (Morocco)
Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
National Team of the Year (Men)
Cameroon
Egypt
Senegal
National Team of the Year (Women)
Due to the absence of a major women’s competition during the period under review, the Organising Team for the CAF Awards 2022 has reviewed the selection process for this important category. The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco will be factored as one of the criterion in deciding a winner befitting of the status of the award and women’s football in general. The winner will be announced on 23 July 2022 during the final match of the Women’s AFCON.
Goal of the Year
Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi & AmaZulu)
Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal & Simba)
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
