Ng’onga’s goal gets CAF Awards Nomination 

Zambian forward Alex ‘Bazo’ Ng’onga’s goal has been nominated for CAF Goal of the Year. 

Ng’onga’s goal against Real Bamako in a CAF Confederation Cup Group D  stage tie back in February is among the 12 goals set to compete for the CAF Awards 2023 Goal of the Year award. 

Ng’onga scored a spectacular strike in the 38th minute to put Mazembe in the lead after Souleymane Coulibaly had leveled matters following Jephte Bola Kitambala opener. 

Second half substitute Patient Mwamba added a third in the dying minutes to complete the 3-1 win.

An expert panel selected 12 amazing goals from the various CAF competitions to be voted for by the sporting public. 

Football fans will have the last say on who walks away with the CAF Goal of the Year category for the 2023 CAF Awards as voting is open for the next few days.

The public vote account for 70 per cent of the process, making the award special compared to other categories. 

The other 30 per cent is decided by CAF Technical Experts.

Voting opened yesterday via the CAF website and closes on 8 December 2023.

Voting is now open HERE

The winner will be revealed at the CAF Awards Gala on Monday, 11 December 2023, at the Palais des Congrès, Movenpick, Marrakech, Morocco.

Here are the nominees;

1.     Alex Ngonga (DR Congo, TP Mazembe) – TP Mazembe vs AS Real

2.     Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso, Bournemouth) – Burkina Faso vs Eswatini

3.     Jennifer Owusuaa (Ghana, Ampem Darkoa) – Ampem Darkoa vs Sporting Club Casablanca

4.     Khaled Bousseliou (Algeria, USM Alger) – AS FAR vs USM Alger

5.     Mahmoud Abdelmenem ‘Kahraba’ (Egypt, Al Ahly) – Al Ahly vs Al Hilal

6.     Mahmoud Saber (Egypt, Pyramids/Zed FC) – Egypt vs Morocco

7.     Mohamed Dhaoui (Tunisia, Al Ahly) – Tunisia vs Zambia

8.     Nadege Nguessan Koffi (Cote d’Ivoire, Sporting Club Casablanca) – Atletico FC VS Sporting Club Casablanca

9.     Patient Mwamba (DR Congo, TP Mazembe) – TP Mazembe vs AS Real

10.  Saul Coco (Equatorial Guinea, Las Palmas) – Equatorial Guinea vs Botswana

11.  Teboho Mokoena (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns) – Mamelodi Sundowns vs Al Ahly

12.  Refilwe Tebogo Tholekele (Botswana, Mamelodi Sundowns) – Mamelodi Sundowns vs Sporting Club Casablanca