Top African legends light up Marrakech streets ahead of CAF Awards on Monday night

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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

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