By Hosea Parah
The 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards ceremony has been postponed, with the new date fixed for Wednesday, December 2, 2026, in Lagos State.
It was initially scheduled for Monday, December 7, 2026, before being moved forward to December 2.
The prestigious awards ceremony, which celebrates outstanding achievements in African football, will bring together the continent’s finest players, coaches, teams and other football stakeholders.
The event is expected to recognise individuals and teams whose performances have shaped African football over the past year.
The postponement means football fans and stakeholders will have to wait a little longer to celebrate the continent’s outstanding performers in what remains one of the biggest events on the African sporting calendar.
Lagos will host the glittering ceremony as Africa’s football community gathers to honour excellence across the continent.
Both ceremonies are set to take place at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts (formerly known as the National Theatre).
Basketball: Dosunmu’s 26 points lift Timberwolves to fourth straight victory
Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 115-100 win over the Utah Jazz at the Target Centre in Minneapolis on Sunday (Monday NG time), extending their winning run to four games.
The 26-year-old, who averages 18.1 points this season, shot 7-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range, and made all eight of his free throws. He also had four rebounds, two steals and one assist.
Dosunmu has been central to Minnesota’s form without star guard Anthony Edwards, who last played in the 147-145 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, in which he scored 47 points. The Timberwolves have won five of their seven games since then, and the current streak spans the regular season and the NBA Cup.
Minnesota outscored the Jazz in every quarter, winning them 28-25, 29-26, 33-27 and 25-22.
LaMelo Ball scored 24 points with five assists, three rebounds and two steals, while Jaden McDaniels added 16 points, six rebounds and three assists. Bones Hyland scored 14, and Rudy Gobert had a double-double of 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Darryn Peterson also scored 26 for the Jazz, with Keyonte George adding 19, Jaxson Hayes 18 and Josh Green 10. Nigeria’s D’Tigers guard Josh Okogie played 17 minutes for Utah, with one rebound and one steal.
Ball praised his teammate after the game, saying, “Ayo is a track star. I call him the jet. He definitely gets out and run, and I love people who get out and run. It’s easy to play with him.