The Confederation of African Football has announced that the
2014 CAF awards will once again be hosted in Lagos, Nigeria on January 8, 2015.
This will be the third time the Nigerian capital will be
hosting the event after last year and 2008.
Legends of the game, including the prestigious African
Player of the Year and winners in 15 other categories will be unveiled during
the Gala night.
Other categories are
African Player of The Year (Based in Africa), National Team of The Year, Club
of The Year, Referee of the Year and Coach of The Year.
The rest are Most
Promising Talent, Women’s National Team of The Year, Women’s Player of The
Year, African Legend, CAF Fair Play Award, Youth Player of the Year and
Platinum Award.
Africa’s finest XI
will also be revealed on the night that will be attended by the crème de la
crème of the continent’s football icons.
There are also two
new categories; Goal of the Year and Save of the Year, to be decided by votes
from the public.
Anticipation are high on who will claim the prestigious
Player of the Year award last won by Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.
Meanwhile, nominees for the different awards will be
announced at a later stage.
Nigerian telecommunication outfit, Globacom, has sponsored
the annual awards Gala since 2005.
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