Andre Onana, who was loaned by Trabzonspor from Manchester United until the end of the season, was among the top 10 candidates for the African Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Other names on the list along with the Cameroonian goalkeeper were: Vozinha, Ahmed El Shenawy, Numin Mohamedi, Yassine Bounou, Stanley Nwabali, Edouard Mendy, Marc Diouf, Ronwen Williams, Aymen Dahmen.

