David GOMBE
The Confederation of African Football has confirmed the top five nations to battle for national football team of the year accolade at the CAF Awards.
The 2024 CAF Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Marrakech, Morocco on 16th December.
Uganda Cranes who made the list of 10 miss out on the shortlist confirmed by CAF on Monday.
African champions Cote d’ivoire will battle with DR Congo managed by former Uganda Cranes head coach Sebastien Desabre.
2023 AFCON silver medallists Nigeria alongside bronze medallists South Africa and Sudan are the other nominees for National team of the year.
Angola, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Mozambique are the other nations on miss out on the final list.
A total of seven (7) categories have been confirmed by CAF in the Men’s Category of the awards, shortlisting the five top performing players, coaches and teams in each of the categories.
