CAF Awards 2026: Lagos set to host Africa’s biggest stars as ceremony gets new date
Verified: 7 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 4 of them from Nigeria.
The prestigious event, which was previously scheduled for Monday, 7 December, was brought forward by five days, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) didn’t give a specific reason for that officially.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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4 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: BusinessDay Nigeria, Premium Times Nigeria, The Punch and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 10, 10:18 AM UTCFirst reportCôte d’Ivoire-AIP/ CAF Awards 2026 : Lagos accueille l’élite du football africain le 2 décembreaip.ci ↗
- Nov 10, 10:58 AM UTC+41 minCAF reschedules 2026 Awards ceremony to December 2 in Lagosvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 10, 2:02 PM UTC+4 hCAF reschedules 2026 Awards to December 2punchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 2:02 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 10, 3:18 PM UTC+5 hLagos accueillera les CAF Awards le 2 décembre 2026yabiladi.com ↗
- Nov 10, 4:02 PM UTC+6 hCAF confirms new date for 2026 CAF Awards in Lagosbusinessday.ng ↗
- Nov 10, 8:43 PM UTC+10 h· you’re reading thisCAF Awards 2026: Lagos set to host Africa’s biggest stars as ceremony gets new datepremiumtimesng.com ↗
- Nov 11, 10:43 AM UTC+24 hCAF Awards 2026: Lagos accueillera la cérémonie le 2 décembre, cinq jours plus tôt que prévupressafrik.com ↗
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