Top African legends light up Marrakech streets ahead of CAF Awards on Monday night
Published Saturday, 09 December 2023
The CAF Awards 2023, one of the most eagerly awaited events on the African football calendar, takes place on Monday 11 December in Marrakech, Morocco.
With 48 hours to go before the prestigious ceremony, CAF has announced the presence of several renowned guests who will join the nominees in celebrating the excellence and remarkable achievements of African football.
Among the prestigious guests who have confirmed their presence are football legends, music and art celebrities and prestigious names from other sporting disciplines, including Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Abedi Pele (Ghana), El Hadji Diouf (Senegal), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso), Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt), Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Mikel Obi (Nigeria), among others.
These renowned personalities will bring an aura of grandeur to the event and help make this edition of the CAF Awards even more memorable.
On the sidelines of the event, a charity football game will be held at Marrakech Stadium on Sunday, 10 December at 16h00 local time (15h00 GMT) to honour earthquake victims.
The CAF Awards are a special opportunity to recognize and reward outstanding performances by African players, coaches, teams and clubs over a given period.
This year, the period under consideration runs from November 2022 to September 2023 for the men's categories and from December 2022 to November 2023 for the women's categories.
Everything you need to know about the CAF Awards 2023
Published Sunday, 10 December 2023
Black. Gold.
These are the official colours of the CAF Awards 2023 set to be held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, December 11.
Africa’s most esteemed sporting awards will be draped in this fine combination of elegance, power, royalty and success as a celebration of the continent’s finest.
Marrakech
Known for its red clay walls across the city, this touristic and scenic city on the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains is the home of the CAF Awards 2023. A remarkable story of resilience and a never-give-up attitude from a people that survived a tragic earthquake this September killing almost 3,000 people.
As Marrakech hosts this year’s celebration of African talent, her people are receiving the world with great warmth and a kindred spirit ready to embrace the crème de la crème of African Football.
How to Watch
The CAF Awards 2023 will be broadcast live across the world with the national broadcasters in Algeria (EPTv), Côte d’Ivoire (RTI), Ghana (GBC), Morocco (Arryadia), Rwanda (RBA), South Africa (SABC) and Uganda (UBC) as well as OnTime Sport in Egypt.
New World TV will have the Free to Air and Pay TV rights in Togo as well as BeIN Sport that will be the go-to channel in Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa as well as in the USA.
Canal+ has the rights for the CAF Awards 2023 in France and Francophone Africa.
The CAF Awards ceremony holds at the Palais des Congrès, Movenpick, Marrakech, Morocco at 6:30pm today (Nigerian time). Nigerians have been nominated in the following categories.
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