- President William Ruto was honoured with a prestigious award during the 2025 CAF Awards in Morocco
- Ruto was honoured alongside President Samia Suluhu of Tanzania and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda
- Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Ghizlane Chebbak of the women’s team were the biggest winners of the night
President William Ruto has been awarded the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for his significant contribution to football in the country.
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CAF held its annual glitzy awards in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday evening, where Ruto was one of the many winners honoured during the ceremony.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe and his FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino presented the award to Kenya’s ambassador to Morocco, Jessica Muthoni Gakinya, who represented Ruto at the ceremony.
Also honoured were Tanzanian and Ugandan presidents, Samia Suluhu and Yoweri Museveni. Like Ruto, the two were represented by senior government officials who collected their awards.
What is the CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award
The CAF Outstanding President Award was introduced by Motsepe in 2022 to recognise the role Heads of State play in supporting football in their country.
The inaugural recipients of the award were Rwanda President Paul Kagame, and King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Cameroon’s Paul Biya and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah El-Sisi won it last year.
What did Ruto do to win CAF President’s Outstanding Achievement Award?
Ruto, alongside his fellow East African presidents, were honoured for their contributions in ensuring the region hosted a successful African Nations Championship (CHAN) in August.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania hosted the entire continent in the tournament reserved for players who play in local leagues.
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The three governments worked around the clock to ensure all the infrastructure had been put in place after multiple postponements.
Harambee Stars reached the quarter-finals of the competition, where they were eliminated by Madagascar.
Plans are also underway to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Ruto is currently spearheading the completion of the ultramodern Talanta Sports Complex along Ngong Road that is expected to accommodate 60,000 fans.
Achraf Hakimi wins CAF Player of the Year
Other winners at the event included Achraf Hakimi and Ghizzlane Chebbak, who were crowned the male and female athletes of the year.
Hakimi starred in the Paris Saint-Germain side that won the Champions League, among other honours, while Chebbak led her team to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final.
Hakimi is currently racing against time to be fit for the upcoming AFCON 2025 on home soil. The fullback suffered an ankle sprain after a reckless challenge from Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz.
Senegal thrashes Harambee Stars 8-0
In a different report, Harambee Stars were walloped 8-0 by Senegal during an international friendly match on Tuesday.
Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick while Nicolas Jackson added a brace in the first 35 minutes.
The result came on the back of another defeat to Equatorial Guinea in the first match of the November break.
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