Nigeria: Lagos to Host Annual CAF Awards December 7

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected Lagos State to host the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony. This decision, along with other executive decisions, was announced during a virtual meeting of CAF's Executive Committee (EXCO) on Friday, chaired by President Patrice Motsepe. President Bola Tinubu had previously approved the hosting of this year's CAF events in Nigeria, which will include both the CAF awards and the Ordinary General Assembly.

The awards are set to take place on December 7 and will be held at the The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, previously known as the National Art Theatre. The EXCO has also approved the Ordinary General Assembly to be held in Abuja on November 21. Nigeria last hosted the CAF Awards in 2017, with Moroccan players Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak as the current winners for men's and women's player of the year awards, respectively.

In addition, the 2026 CAF Women's Champions League is scheduled to occur from November 1 to 15. Senegal will be defending its title in the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place from November 28 to December 6. The CAF Competitions Calendar for 2026-2030 was also approved by the EXCO. Furthermore, the committee approved that a player can play for multiple teams within one interclub competition calendar, and clubs can register up to 40 players per year, replacing four players in the final registration period. Disciplinary matters in interclub competitions have been transferred to the CAF Disciplinary Board.