Former Nigerian football stars, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, John Mikel Obi and Perpetua Nkwocha are among the top dignitaries who will add glitz and glamour to the 2023 CAF Awards.

The event is designed to celebrate excellence and remarkable achievements in African football.

The trio and other renowned personalities will bring an aura of grandeur to the event and help make this edition of the CAF Awards even more memorable.

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Okocha, Mikel and Nkwocha will also take part in a charity football game which will honour earthquake victims.

The game will be held at the Marrakech Stadium on Sunday (today).

The CAF Awards are a special opportunity to recognize and reward outstanding performances by African players, coaches, teams and clubs over a given period.

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Victor Osimhen is among the final nominees for the Men’s Player of the Year while Asisat Oshoala is eyeing a sixth title in the Women’s category.

Chiamaka Nnadozie will vie for the Goalkeeper of the Year, Deborah Abiodun is in contention for Young Player of the Year while the Super Falcons are nominated for the National Team of the Year.

The CAF Awards 2023 is slated for Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, December 11.

Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, has revealed that his team is still missing the experience of Granit Xhaka.

Arteta described the Switzerland international as a huge player, adding that he loves him.

The Spainaird reluctantly allowed the long-serving Xhaka to depart the Gunners in the summer after he had enjoyed his best ever season at the North London club.

The former Manchester City assistant coach took a big gamble by effectively opting to replace Xhaka with Kai Havertz, who joined Arsenal for £65million deal.

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Havertz has taken time to adjust to his new role but after a difficult start, the Germany international appears to be getting to grips with the tactical demands of Arteta, scoring three goals in his last four appearances.

“He was a huge player for us. We miss Granit, yes.

“I miss him as well because I love him as a person,” Arteta told Sky Sports.

Manchester City Women forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has explained the backstory of her ‘Davido celebration’ with Chloe Kelly in the Manchester Derby last month.

Recall that Shaw joined Kelly in doing Nigerian singer Davido’s ‘Unavailable’ dance after wrapping up the scoring for City in their 3-1 victory over United at Old Trafford in November.

In a recent interview with Sky Sports, the Jamaican striker explained how her viral ‘Davido celebration’ came to be.

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She said: “I went to the PFA Awards and Davido was there. Obviously, he performed. I’m touching Alex like, ‘I’m feeling this dance.’ She was like, ‘You got it.’ So throughout the time, she was like, ‘You got it.’ I was trying [the dance] but it wasn’t working, but she was like, ‘Okay, you need more practise.’ And so I would go in the bathroom and practise to see if I got it because I didn’t want to come out and be embarrassed.

“Whenever there’s a new song or a new dance, Chloe is like the first person [in the team] to learn it. And I was like, ‘Chloe, how do I look? Check me out.’ And she was like, ‘Okay, you got it.’ She was like, ‘You know what? It would be cool if either one of us scored; we could do it at the game [Manchester Derby].’ And then I scored but I completely forgot because I was just so in the moment. And then I saw Chloe touch me and she just started doing it [‘Unavailable’ dance] and I joined her. I think it went viral and Davido reposted it.”