Candidates for the best club in Africa award for 2026

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the official list of the ten clubs nominated for the Best Club in Africa award for 2026, as part of the continent's top awards.

Zamalek is the only representative of Egyptian football, alongside 9 other clubs competing for the award, with Al Ahly and Pyramids absent from the list of nominees.

Morocco is strongly represented by three clubs in the competition: FAR Rabat, Olympique Safi, and Nahda Berkan, while Algeria has two teams: CR Belouizdad and USM Alger.

The winner of the award will be announced during the CAF Awards ceremony scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria.

The list of clubs nominated for the Best Club in Africa award for 2026 is as follows:

1. Chabab Belouizdad - Algeria

2. Ittihad Algiers - Algeria

3. Maniema Union – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zamalek faced Egypt.

5. Royal Army - Morocco

Olympique Safi - Morocco

7. Nahdat Borkane - Morocco

8. Mamelodi Sundowns – South Africa

9. Al Hilal – Sudan

10. Espérance de Tunis - Tunisia