Morocco’s national team, which finished fourth at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco and qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, is among the nominees for National Team of the Year award. The other nominees are Algeria, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa.
In the Young Player of the Year category, Kautar Azraf, who plays for FC Barcelona, has been nominated. Khadija Er-Rmichi, goalkeeper for AS FAR and Morocco’s national team, is in contention for Goalkeeper of the Year.
Hanane Ait El Haj is the only Moroccan nominated in the leading category, Women’s Player of the Year, commonly known as the African Women’s Ballon d’Or.
The Atlas Lionesses’ vice-captain will face competition from Zambia’s Barbra Banda and Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga, who finished 18th and 10th respectively in the 2026 France Football Ballon d’Or rankings, as well as Cameroon’s breakout star Michaely Bihina.
Ghizlane Chebbak, captain of the Atlas Lionesses, is the reigning titleholder.
With the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League currently underway in Ismailia, Egypt, the African football governing body is expected to wait until the competition ends before announcing the remaining nominee lists. These include Club of the Year, Interclub Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.
The CAF Awards 2026 ceremony will take place on Monday, December 7, in Lagos, Nigeria.
