The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the much anticipated 2026 CAF Awards will be held on December 7, in Lagos, Nigeria.
This confirmation came on the day that the continental governing body ratified that Nigeria will also play host to the CAF Ordinary General Assembly on Saturday, November 21, 2026, as part of CAF’s confirmed calendar of activities for the year.
According to a statement from CAF, the confirmation was given, after an online meeting of the CAF Executive Committee, which was chaired by President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, on Friday, October 2, 2026.
The yearly awards ceremony will have in attendance top and influential personalities in African football as CAF hands out awards and honours to outstanding players, coaches and other state holders, to the growth of the round leather game on the motherland continent.
Having confirmed both important dates, attention now turns to preparations for the November General Assembly before the razzmatazz and frills of the CAF Awards set in on December 7 in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria
