Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were crowned the African men and women’s players of the year in the CAF 2023 award ceremony held in in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, 11 December 2023.
Osimhen was receiving this award for the first time, this comes at the back of his great season in Italy playing for Serie A side Napoli and while playing for Nigeria’s national men’s team the Super Eagles.
He was able to fend off stiff competition from Egyptian and Liverpool forward Mohammed Salah and Moroccan Ashraf Hakimi to win the continent’s most coveted title.
On the other hand his compatriot Asisat Oshoala who is not a stranger to the event extended her grip to the trophy for the 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.
At the ceremony Morocco and Nigeria won National Team of the Year awards.
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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)
