Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards contenders ahead of ceremony in Rabat on Thursday :
Men Player of the Year
Kalidou Koulibaly, Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy (all SEN), Vincent Aboubakar, Karl Toko Ekambi (both CMR), Achraf Hakimi (MAR), Sebastien Haller (CIV), Naby Keita (GUI), Riyad Mahrez (ALG), Mohamed Salah (EGY)
Club Player of the Year
Aliou Dieng, Ali Maaloul, Mohamed el Shenawy, Mohamed Sherif, Percy Tau (all Al Ahly/EGY), Achraf Dari, Yahya Jabrane, Zouheir el Moutaraji (all Wydad Casablanca/MAR), Tiago Azulao (Petro Luanda/ANG), Karim Konate (ASEC Mimosas/CIV)
Young Player of the Year
Konate (CIV), Hannibal Mejbri (TUN), Dango Ouattara (BUR), Pape MatarSarr (SEN), Kamaldeen Sulemana (GHA)
Coach of the Year
Aliou Cisse (SEN), Pitso Mosimane (Ahly), Walid Regragui (Wydad), Tom Saintfiet (GAM), Carlos Queiroz (EGY)
National team of the Year
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal
Club of the Year
Renaissance Berkane, Wydad (both MAR), Ahly, Orlando Pirates (RSA), Petro Luanda
Women Player of the Year
Andile Dlamini, Refiloe Jane, Thembi Kgatlana, Bambanani Mbane (all RSA), Evelyn Badu, Doris Boaduwaa (both GHA), Grace Chanda (ZAM), Ghizlane Chebbak (MAR), AjaraNjoya (CMR), Asisat Oshoala (NGR)
Club Player of the Year
Dlamini, Mbane, Andisiwe Mgcoyi (all Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Chebbak, Sanaa Mssoudy, Fatima Tagnaout (all AS FAR/MAR), Badu, Boaduwaa (both Sekondi Hasaacas/GHA), Rose Bella (Malabo Kings/GEQ), Gift Monday (Rivers Angels/NGR)
Young Player of the Year
Badu, Boaduwaa (both GHA), Monday, Flourish Sebastine (both NGR), Yasmine Zouhir (MAR)
Coach of the Year
YusifBasigi (Hasaacas), SerigneCisse (SEN), Desiree Ellis (RSA), Samir Landolsi (TUN), Bruce Mwape (ZAM), Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang (BOT), Reynald Pedros (MAR), Jerry Tshabalala (Sundowns), Randy Waldrum (NGR), Gabriel Zabo (CMR)
Club of the Year
FAR, Kings, Sundowns, Angels, Hasaacas
National team of the Year
Winner to be announced after Cup of Nations final between Morocco and South Africa in Rabat this Saturday