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CAF awards move to Dec. 2, near Saudi league games.

Kooora reports the ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria, was moved up five days, from Dec. 7 to Dec. 2. The catch is the run of matches around it: Al Hilal nominee Yassine Bounou is due to face Diriyah the next day. Two days after the ceremony, Al Nassr’s Sadio Mané is due to play Al Qadsiah, and Al Ahli’s Édouard Mendy is due to face Al Faisaly, the report says. That leaves a tight window between award travel and club duty for the Saudi Pro League nominees. Kooora describes a possible scheduling squeeze, not a confirmed absence: it has not reported that any of the three will miss a match.

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