Six Moroccan players have been listed among the final nominees for the prestigious 2023 CAF Awards in the women’s category, as indicated in the African Confederation of Football press release.
Anissa Lahmari, Fatima Tagnaout, and Ghizlaine Chebbak are competing for the Best Female “African Player Award for the 2023” season among 10 other players from the continent.
For the “Goalkeeper of the Year”, Khadija Er-Rmichi and Chiamaka Nnadozie will be competing with two other goalkeepers from South Africa (Andile Dlamini and Kaylin Swart) and the Nigerian Chiamaka Nnadozie.
Fatima Tagnaout and Ghizlaine Chebbak are also featured in the final shortlist of the “Interclub Player of the Year” for the 2023 season, competing with Refilwe Tholakele from Botswana, Comfort Yeboah from Ghana, and Lebohang Ramalepe from South Africa.
In the “Young Player of the Year” (not more than 21 years) category, the Moroccan defender of Nesryne El Chad, who plays for the French club “Lille”, was featured alongside the Nigerians Deborah Abiodun and Esther Ajakaye, as well as as the South African Thubelihle Shamase and the Ghanaian Comfort Yeboah.
The Moroccan national team, which reached Round 16 in the World Cup, is competing for the “Best African National Team of the Year” with the national teams of Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Zambia.
Among the final five nominees for the “Best Club of the Year” award in the women’s category of the Africa Award 2023, Morocco is represented by Moroccan clubs, namely AS FAR and SC Casablanca.
As for the “Best Coach of the Year”, Morocco is represented by Reynald Pedros, the former coach, for leading the Atlas Lionesses to the Round of 16 in the World Cup, and by Mehdi El Qaichouri, coach of Sporting Club Casablanca.
The ultimate winner of each category will be determined by votes cast by a voting panel comprised of CAF Technical Committee members, media professionals from Member Associations, Head Coaches and captains of Member Associations, and teams participating in the group stages of the Interclub competitions.
The Awards Gala will be held on Monday, December 11, 2023, at the Movenpick Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco.
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