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Ronwen Williams, the outstanding goalkeeper from South Africa, was the only double winner at the esteemed 2024 CAF Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco.
He received both the Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year and the Men’s Interclub Player of the Year awards.
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Williams’ exceptional penalty saves during the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast this past year have cemented his place in football history.
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At 32, he led the South African team to a bronze medal and was vital in his club, Mamelodi Sundowns, capturing their seventh consecutive league title.
Double the celebration for Ronwen! 😍🏅🏅#CAFAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/7VngNLNzMp
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) December 16, 2024
The evening also celebrated notable winners such as Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman and Zambia’s Barbra Banda.
Lookman, who made a mark with Atalanta and Nigeria’s Super Eagles, earned the title of CAF Men’s Player of the Year.
Banda, crowned as the Women’s Player of the Year, shone in the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League in the United States, helping Orlando Pride secure both the NWSL Shield and Championship title.
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Notably, she scored a hat-trick for Zambia at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming the only player to notch three hat-tricks in Olympic football history.
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