African Fighters Award (AFA) 2024 Nominees and Winners African Prospect of the Year Jibrin Baba Terrance Balelo Ananias Mulumba (Winner)
African Promotion of the Year African Knockout (AKO) (Winner) EFC Worldwide Warriors Sports Championship (WSC) EFC : 10 Pro Events EFC111 – EFC120 EFC Contender Series x1 Changed the name of EFC PI to World Sports Betting Arena Had 2 Fighters in TUF UFC And 1 Fighter In DW Looking For A Fight AKO : 5 Pro MMA Events AKO 5 Amateur MMA & Boxing Events (Hall Of Fame) Tour Nigeria and did events in 3 Cities in 9 Different Venues Abuja, Lagos, Benin City Biggest Televised Crowd This Year 1,214K at AKO7 In Lagos Had 16 African Nations Represented Had AKO Fighter Signed To UFC via DWCS Inspirational Fighter of the Year Reug Reug (Winner) Francis Ngannou Themba Gorimbo Breakthrough fighter of the year Josias Musasa (Winner) – Main evented AKO and then won a UFC contract via DWCS Elias Kubanza – Still Undefeated in Brave CF Yahaya Yahuza – Undefeated In AKO African Coach of the Year Henry Jalal (Coach Henry Togo) (Winner) Morne Visser Esoe Franklin African Manager of the Year Yad Mosar (Winner) Henry Jallah Morne Swanepoel Submission of the Year Dricus Du Plessis to Adesanya (Winner) Martin Van Staden to Igeu Kabesa Faout Youseff vs African Pipe-Bomb of the Year Manel Kape (Winner) Dricus du Plessis Gasmire Diatta Knockout of the Year Manel Kape Fares Ziam (Winner - one strike ko) Ndidi Alonu Fight of the Year Reug Reug Vs Malikin (Winner - War/upset) Dricus Vs Adesanya (MW title) (Winner) Lifetime Achievement Award Anthony Njokuani Rameau Sokoudjou (Winner) African Fighter of the Year (Africa) Igeu Kabesa Nikolas Hwende Zaakir Badat (Winner) Martin Van Staden African Female Fighter of the Year Juliet Chukwu (Winner) Sanaa Mandar Dayne Van Wyk African Fighter of the Year (Global) Reug Reug Dricus Du Plessis (Winner) Impa Kasanganay Losene Keita Inspirational Fighter of the Year Reug Reug (Winner) Francis Ngannou