Nigeria Has No Player of the Year Nominees as CAF Awards Return to Lagos
The 2026 CAF Awards will return to Lagos on December 2, the ceremony’s first time in Nigeria since 2014. The event is scheduled for 7pm at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, formerly the National Theatre. CAF moved the date forward by five days; a report attributed the change to concerns that European clubs might not release players for the original date. No Super Eagles or Super Falcons player made the Men’s or Women’s Player of the Year shortlists. Former winners Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were also left out of the men’s shortlist. Nigeria will still have nominees in other categories. Flamingos players Janet Akekoromowei and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi are nominated for Best Young Talent, while Edo Queens goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma is in contention for Best Goalkeeper. Voting runs from November 5 to 20.
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