Glo-CAF Award returns to Abuja

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the 2016 Gala event of the prestigious Glo-CAF Award will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

The capital city of Nigeria, Abuja, is hosting the award for the third time, having hosted the inaugural edition in 2005 and the 2015 edition.

Africa's highest football body, CAF, in a statement said “the 2016 Glo-CAF Awards will be held in the city of Abuja, where new African Footballer of the Year, the greatest African football legends and 15 winners in other categories will be unveiled during the Gala night.”

Other categories include African Player of The Year (Based in Africa), National Team of The Year, Club of The Year and Coach of The Year.

Also to be unveiled are Most Promising Talents, Women’s National Team of The Year, Woman Player of The Year, Referee of The Year, African Legend, CAF Fair Play Award, Platinum Award – which is usually reserved for the President of the host country, Africa Finest XI and Youth Player of The Year.

Borussia Dortmund of Germany winger and Gabonese International, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon is the current African champion, having won the last edition while the 2015 African Player of the Year – Based in Africa- is Mbwana Ally Samatta of Tanzania.