The CAF Awards 2023, one of the most eagerly awaited events on the African football calendar, takes place on Monday 11 December in Marrakech, Morocco.
With 48 hours to go before the prestigious ceremony, CAF has announced the presence of several renowned guests who will join the nominees in celebrating the excellence and remarkable achievements of African football.
Among the prestigious guests who have confirmed their presence are football legends, music and art celebrities and prestigious names from other sporting disciplines, including Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Abedi Pele (Ghana), El Hadji Diouf (Senegal), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria), Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso), Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt), Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Mikel Obi (Nigeria), among others.
These renowned personalities will bring an aura of grandeur to the event and help make this edition of the CAF Awards even more memorable.
On the sidelines of the event, a charity football game will be held at Marrakech Stadium on Sunday, 10 December at 16h00 local time (15h00 GMT) to honour earthquake victims.
The CAF Awards are a special opportunity to recognize and reward outstanding performances by African players, coaches, teams and clubs over a given period.
This year, the period under consideration runs from November 2022 to September 2023 for the men’s categories and from December 2022 to November 2023 for the women’s categories.
Full List of Legends
| Legends | Country |
| El Hadji Diouf | Senegal |
| Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon |
| Manuel Jose Luis Bucuane | Mozambique |
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Togo |
| Gaelle Enganamouit | Cameroon |
| Geremi Njitap | Cameroon |
| Janine van Wyk | South Africa |
| Pascal Feindouno | Guinea |
| Herita Ilunga | DR Congo |
| Charles Kabore | Burkina Faso |
| Thomas N’Kono | Cameroon |
| Abedi Pele | Ghana |
| Alberta Sackey | Ghana |
| Augustine Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria |
| Clementine Toure | Cote d’Ivoire |
| Emmanuel Amunike | Nigeria |
| Ahmed Hassan | Egypt |
| Siaka Tiene | Cote d’Ivoire |
| Jonathan Pitroipa | Burkina Faso |
| Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia |
| Khalilou Fadiga | Senegal |
| Mercy Akide | Nigeria |
| Mikel John Obi | Nigeria |
| Onome Ebi | Nigeria |
| Patrick M’Boma | Cameroon |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria |
| Mamadou Niang | Senegal |
| Precious Dede | Nigeria |
| Rainford Kalaba | Zambia |
| Titi Camara | Guinea |
| Rigobert Song | Cameroon |
| Salomon Kalou | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Siphiwe Tshabalala | South Africa |
| Anthony Baffoe | Ghana |
| Mustapha El Haddaoui | Morocco |
| Demba Ba | Senegal |
