{
  "id": 19421283,
  "title": "CAF Awards 2026 to Hold December 2 in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/caf-awards-2026-to-hold-december-2-in-lagos",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:51:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/11/caf-awards-2026-to-hold-december-2-in-lagos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026 CAF Awards are scheduled to take place on December 2 in Lagos, Nigeria. This marks the first return of the prestigious event to Nigeria since 2014, with the Africa's largest city chosen to host a celebration of the remarkable year in African football. The ceremony will commence at 19:00 local time, which corresponds to 20:00 Cairo time and 18:00 GMT. The event will be hosted at the iconic Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, also known as the National Theatre.\n\nAt the CAF Awards 2026, excellence across 18 categories will be recognized, with the spotlight on the CAF Men's Player of the Year and CAF Women's Player of the Year awards. Furthermore, the event will celebrate the significant contributions of coaches, goalkeepers, emerging talents, clubs, and national teams. Voting is currently open from November 5 to 20 across both men's and women's categories.\n\nThe voting process includes input from CAF Member Associations and clubs, with eligible coaches and captains encouraged to cast their votes. This selection process aims to ensure broad representation, fairness, and transparency in the results. Independent monitoring is in place to maintain the integrity of the event.",
  "summary": "The new date, 2 December 2026, brings forward one of the most prestigious events on the African sporting calendar, as the continent’s finest players, coaches and teams gather in Lagos",
  "key_points": [
    "2026 CAF Awards held in Lagos, Nigeria on December 2",
    "First return of prestigious event to Nigeria since 2014",
    "Ceremony at National Theatre, spotlight on player awards"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Returning the ceremony to Nigeria for the first time in over a decade signals a major revival for the continent's most prestigious football celebration within one of its largest urban hubs.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}