African Fighters Award (AFA) 2024 Nominees and Winners African Prospect of the Year Jibrin Baba Terrance Balelo Ananias Mulumba (Winner)

• Jibrin Win/Loss 2-1 in 2024 (Split Loss to Santos)
• Mulumba Win/Loss 2-1 in 2024, only loss to Ylies Djiroun in Brave CF
• Balelo Won and Lost A Title This year

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

Dricus Du Plessis Best Year By An African Kamaru Usman and Francis Ngannou Link Up In Lagos What Next For Themba Gorimbo?? #AKO7 Review | African Knockout MMA Promotion In Lagos

• Fallout from Usyk vs Fury

• What would you rather see. Usman vs Jack Della or Buckley?

• Who would you book Themba against to rebuild him?

• Manel Kape vs Kai Kara in Australia?

• Thoughts on Israel vs Imavov?

• Great win for Nicholas Hwende at Brave, but tough loss for Nkosi. What next for both men?

• Have you considered doing an 2025 African Fighters draft? You could take it turns to pick 5 African fighters, or one fighter from each division, but once a fighter has been picked that fighter is not eligible to be selected by any one else.

P.S Now we have an Africa title win in December! You could track their progress based on wins, main events, title shots championships and/or signing with major promotions. The winner is the fighter whos team did the best by this time next year. Could be fun!