Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023

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  • Asisat Oshoala extends a record sixth CAF African Women’s Player of the Year Award
  • Osimhen wins first CAF African Player of the Year award in the men’s category
  • Morocco and Nigeria win National Team of the Year awards
  • Ellis extends her lead and joined by Regragui as Coach of the Year 

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, 11 December 2023.

Osimhen, the Nigerian striker who made headlines in Italy and also for his contribution in the Super Eagles jersey, won the CAF African Player of the Year for the first time while his compatriot, Oshoala won her record sixth CAF African Women’s Player of the Year. 

Osimhen's remarkable journey saw him fend off stiff competition from Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian striker Mohammed Salah.

Nigerian icon Oshoala secured the CAF Women's Player of the Year for a record sixth time. The attacker’s dominance continued as she inspired Barcelona to Champions League glory, finishing as the club's top scorer with 27 goals across all competitions.

Morocco's Walid Regragui was crowned CAF's Best Coach of the Year in the Men's category – recognised for guiding the Atlas Lions to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.

South Africa's Desiree Ellis secured the Best Coach award in the women's category for her outstanding work with Banyana Banyana. This was Ellis’ record fourth award in this category, which she has won consistently since 2018.

In CAF InterClub, South Africa and Al Ahly’s Percy Tau won the CAF InterClub Player of the Year.

Senegal's Lamine Camara, the 19-year-old FC Metz forward, clinched the CAF Young Player of the Year award, marking his meteoric rise in African football.

Moroccan prodigy Nesryne El Chad won the inaugural CAF Women's Young Player of the Year award.

Morocco won the Men’s National Team award following their performance at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, while Nigeria won the Women’s National Team of the Year award.

Egyptian giants Al Ahly clinched the Male Club of the Year award, with the women’s award going to South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.

South Africa dominated the continent’s Best XI players in the Women Category while two members of Morocco’s World Cup semi-final team were included in the male version.

The ultimate winners in each category were decided through a voting process involving a panel comprising CAF Technical Committee, Head Coaches, National Team captains and media professionals.

 

Full List of Award Winners:

 

Player of the Year (Men): Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Napoli)

Player of the Year (Women): Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)

Interclub Player of the Year (Men): Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly)

Interclub Player of the Year (Women): Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco, AS FAR)

Coach of the Year (Men): Walid Regragui (Morocco)

Coach of the Year (Women): Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

Goalkeeper of the Year (Men): Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)

Goalkeeper of the Year (Women): Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC)

Young Player of the Year (Men): Lamine Camara (Senegal, Metz)

Young Player of the Year (Women): Nesryne El Chad (Morocco, Lille)

National Team of the Year (Men): Morocco

National Team of the Year (Women): Nigeria

Club of the Year (Men): Al Ahly (Egypt)

Club of the Year (Women): Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

 

Men's Africa XI (As compiled by FIFPRO Africa)

LINE

NAME

CLUB

NATIONALITY

Goalkeeper

André Onana

Internazionale / Manchester United

Cameroon

Defender

Achraf Hakimi

Paris Saint-Germain

Morocco

Defender

Chancel Mbemba

Olympique Marseille

DR Congo

Defender

Kalidou Koulibaly

Chelsea / Al-Hilal

Senegal

Midfielder

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa

Napoli

Cameroon

Midfielder

Mohammed Kudus

AFC Ajax / West Ham United

Ghana

Midfielder

Sofyan Amrabat

Fiorentina / Manchester United

Morocco

Midfielder

Thomas Partey

Arsenal

Ghana

Forward

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

Egypt

Forward

Sadio Mané

Bayern Munich / Al-Nassr

Senegal

Forward

Victor Osimhen

Napoli

Nigeria

 

 

Women's Africa XI: (As compiled by FIFPRO Africa)

LINE

NAME

CLUB

NATIONALITY

Goalkeeper

Andile Dlamini

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Defender

Bambani Mbane

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Defender

Lebohang Ramalepe

FC Dinamo Minsk

South Africa

Defender

Michielle Aloize

Houston Dash

Nigeria

Defender

Osinachi Ohale

Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas

Nigeria

Midfielder

Fatima Tagnaout

ASFAR

Morocco

Midfielder

Linda Matlhalo

Glasgow City

South Africa

Midfielder

Refiloe Jane

Sassuolo

South Africa

Forward

Asisat Oshoala

Barcelona

Nigeria

Forward

Barbra Banda

Shanghai Shengli

Zambia

Forward

Tabitha Chawinga

Jianghan University / Paris Saint-Germain

Malawi

 

 

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