CAF Announces New Date For 2026 Awards Ceremony In Lagos

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced a change to the date of the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony, bringing the event forward from Monday, 7 December, to Wednesday, 2 December 2026.

The prestigious ceremony will take place at the iconic Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, popularly known as the National Theatre, in Lagos, Nigeria.

This will mark the first time Nigeria has hosted the awards since the 2014 edition.

The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm local time.

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The 2026 CAF Awards will recognise outstanding achievements across 18 categories, with the CAF Men’s Player of the Year and CAF Women’s Player of the Year awards expected to headline the evening.

Other categories will celebrate the remarkable contributions of coaches, goalkeepers, emerging talents, clubs and national teams whose performances have made a significant impact on African football and inspired supporters across the continent and beyond.

Voting for the 2026 CAF Awards is currently ongoing and will run from 5 to 20 November across the men’s and women’s categories.

The voting process involves CAF Member Associations and clubs, with eligible coaches and team captains invited to cast their votes in recognition of the year’s outstanding performers.

According to CAF, the process is designed to guarantee broad representation across African football while promoting fairness and transparency in the selection of winners.

Independent monitoring will also be in place to safeguard the integrity of the voting process.

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