CAF Team of the Year
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The CAF Team of the Year is an annual best XI selection organized by the Confederation of African Football to honor the top-performing African footballers in a given year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CAF Team of the Year canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: CAF Team of the Year Context triple: [Kalidou Koulibaly, individualAward, CAF Team of the Year]
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A.
PFA Team of the Year
The PFA Team of the Year is an annual football award in England that recognizes the best players in each position over a season, as voted for by their fellow professional players.
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B.
National Team of the Year award
The National Team of the Year award is an annual honor recognizing the best-performing national football team in the world, presented by the French football magazine France Football.
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C.
Club of the Year award
The Club of the Year award is a France Football honor recognizing the best-performing football club over a given season.
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D.
PFA Team of the Year (Premier League)
The PFA Team of the Year (Premier League) is an annual all-star XI selected by the Professional Footballers' Association to recognize the best-performing players in England's top football division for that season.
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E.
Honda Player of the Year
Honda Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the top-performing player on the United States men's national soccer team.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: CAF Team of the Year Target entity description: The CAF Team of the Year is an annual best XI selection organized by the Confederation of African Football to honor the top-performing African footballers in a given year.
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A.
PFA Team of the Year
The PFA Team of the Year is an annual football award in England that recognizes the best players in each position over a season, as voted for by their fellow professional players.
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B.
National Team of the Year award
The National Team of the Year award is an annual honor recognizing the best-performing national football team in the world, presented by the French football magazine France Football.
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C.
Club of the Year award
The Club of the Year award is a France Football honor recognizing the best-performing football club over a given season.
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D.
PFA Team of the Year (Premier League)
The PFA Team of the Year (Premier League) is an annual all-star XI selected by the Professional Footballers' Association to recognize the best-performing players in England's top football division for that season.
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E.
Honda Player of the Year
Honda Player of the Year is an annual award recognizing the top-performing player on the United States men's national soccer team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sports award
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best XI selection ⓘ football award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CAF Best XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedAt | CAF Awards ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | CAF Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingBodyAbbreviation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardType | team of the year ⓘ |
| category | African football awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| categoryOf | CAF Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrganization | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | sports ⓘ |
| eligiblePlayers |
African footballers
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players of African nationality ⓘ players representing African national teams ⓘ |
| field | men's football ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
promotion of African football
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recognition of African talent ⓘ |
| headquartersOfOrganizer | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | top African players of the year ⓘ |
| includesPosition |
defender
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forward ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| numberOfPlayers | 11 ⓘ |
| organizer | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizerInstanceOf | continental football confederation ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor top-performing African footballers in a given year ⓘ |
| region | CAF member associations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
CAF Coach of the Year
NERFINISHED
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CAF Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ CAF Young Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | international club and national team performances ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
impact in club competitions
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impact in international competitions ⓘ individual performance ⓘ performance during the calendar year ⓘ team achievements ⓘ |
| selectionFormat |
best XI
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starting lineup ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | CAF-organized voting process ⓘ |
| shortName | CAF XI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: CAF Team of the Year Description of subject: The CAF Team of the Year is an annual best XI selection organized by the Confederation of African Football to honor the top-performing African footballers in a given year.
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