Ghana’s Black Stars duo, Mohammed Kudus and Thomas Partey, have received nominations for the prestigious 2023 CAF African Footballer of the Year award.
They will be competing with other top talents, including Mohamed Salah, Riyad Mahrez, Victor Osimhen, Sadio Mane, Hakim Ziyech, Sofyane Amrabat, Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi, Vincent Aboubakar, Percy Tau, Frank Anguissa, and several others.
Kudus Mohammed had an exceptional 2022 season, where he contributed 18 goals and provided 7 assists in 42 appearances for Ajax. He also made significant contributions to Ghana’s 2022 World Cup campaign.
Meanwhile, Thomas Partey played a pivotal role in Ghana’s successful World Cup qualification and had a remarkable season with Arsenal.
In the 2022 edition of the awards, Sadio Mane of Senegal was crowned the African Footballer of the Year.
The nominations for this year’s awards were carefully selected by a panel consisting of CAF Technical Experts, African Football Legends, and select media representatives.
The evaluation took into account player performance from November 2022 to September 2023.
The award categories include CAF African Player of the Year, CAF Interclub Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, CAF National Team of the Year, Club of the Year, and CAF Young Player of the Year (for players under 21).
Additionally, a new category, the CAF African Goalkeeper of the Year (Men and Women), has been introduced to honour outstanding goalkeepers, with 10 goalkeepers nominated for this inaugural award.
The eventual winners in each category will be determined through a voting process that involves the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, head coaches, captains of member associations, and clubs that participated in the group stages of the interclub competitions.