Zambia Women’s National Team skipper Barbra Banda lost out on the CAF Women’s player of the year as Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala claimed a record extending sixth accolade.
Oshoala saw off competition from the Copper Queens all time top goalscorer and South African forward Thembi Kgatlana to defend the gong she won last year.
Banda had an impressive year with the Copper Queens scoring 15 goals in 15 games including the historical 1000th at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- Asisat Oshoala extends a record sixth CAF African Womenās Player of the Year Award
- Osimhen wins first CAF African Player of the Year award in the menās category
- Morocco and Nigeria win National Team of the Year awards
- Ellis extends her lead and joined by Regragui as Coach of the Year
Nigeriaās 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 Womenās 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 attackerās 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 ā 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 Ellisā record fourth award in this category, which she has won consistently since 2018.
In CAF InterClub, South Africa and Al Ahlyās 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 Menās National Team award following their performance at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, while Nigeria won the Womenās National Team of the Year award.
Egyptian giants Al Ahly clinched the Male Club of the Year award, with the womenās award going to South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.
South Africa dominated the continentās Best XI players in the Women Category while two members of Moroccoās 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 | AndrƩ 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 | AndrƩ-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 ManƩ | 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 AlavƩs 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 |
Itās absolute, Southern Africans never win that accolade
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What did she achieve Asisat in the last year? She was mostly injured and looked out of form . At
one of at from least at Morocco team members deserve the Africa player of the Year for going all the way to the Semis of the World Cup.A tournament Nigeria failed to qualify for.
There is something amiss.