{"id":14927,"date":"2023-12-13T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/?p=14927"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:49:52","slug":"osimhen-oshoala-named-african-mens-and-womens-player-of-the-year-at-the-caf-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/13\/osimhen-oshoala-named-african-mens-and-womens-player-of-the-year-at-the-caf-awards-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Asisat Oshoala extends a record sixth CAF African Women\u2019s Player of the Year Award<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Osimhen wins first CAF African Player of the Year award in the men\u2019s category<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Morocco and Nigeria win National Team of the Year awards<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ellis extends her lead and joined by Regragui as Coach of the Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigeria\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen-1024x1280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Victor-Osimhen.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s Player of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Osimhen&#8217;s remarkable journey saw him fend off stiff competition from Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian striker Mohammed Salah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/asisat-6-caf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/asisat-6-caf.jpg 546w, https:\/\/ultimatesportsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/asisat-6-caf-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nigerian icon Oshoala secured the CAF Women&#8217;s Player of the Year for a record sixth time. The attacker\u2019s dominance continued as she inspired Barcelona to Champions League glory, finishing as the club&#8217;s top scorer with 27 goals across all competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco&#8217;s Walid Regragui was crowned CAF&#8217;s Best Coach of the Year in the Men&#8217;s category \u2013 recognised for guiding the Atlas Lions to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa&#8217;s Desiree Ellis secured the Best Coach award in the women&#8217;s category for her outstanding work with Banyana Banyana. This was Ellis\u2019 record fourth award in this category, which she has won consistently since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In CAF InterClub, South Africa and Al Ahly\u2019s Percy Tau won the CAF InterClub Player of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moroccan prodigy Nesryne El Chad won the inaugural CAF Women&#8217;s Young Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morocco won the Men\u2019s National Team award following their performance at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, while Nigeria won the Women\u2019s National Team of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Egyptian giants Al Ahly clinched the Male Club of the Year award, with the women\u2019s award going to South African side Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Africa dominated the continent\u2019s Best XI players in the Women Category while two members of Morocco\u2019s World Cup semi-final team were included in the male version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full List of Award Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Player of the Year (Men): Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Napoli)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Player of the Year (Women): Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interclub Player of the Year (Men): Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interclub Player of the Year (Women): Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco, AS FAR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach of the Year (Men): Walid Regragui (Morocco)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach of the Year (Women): Desiree Ellis (South Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goalkeeper of the Year (Men): Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goalkeeper of the Year (Women): Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young Player of the Year (Men): Lamine Camara (Senegal, Metz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young Player of the Year (Women): Nesryne El Chad (Morocco, Lille)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Team of the Year (Men): Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Team of the Year (Women): Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Club of the Year (Men): Al Ahly (Egypt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Club of the Year (Women): Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men&#8217;s Africa XI (As compiled by FIFPRO Africa)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LINE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NAME&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CLUB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NATIONALITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goalkeeper&nbsp; &nbsp;Andr\u00e9 Onana&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Internazionale \/ Manchester United&nbsp; Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defender&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Achraf Hakimi&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paris Saint-Germain&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defender&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chancel Mbemba&nbsp;&nbsp; Olympique Marseille&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DR Congo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defender&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kalidou Koulibaly&nbsp; &nbsp;Chelsea \/ Al-Hilal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Senegal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midfielder&nbsp; &nbsp;Andr\u00e9-Frank Zambo Anguissa&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Napoli&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cameroon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midfielder &nbsp;&nbsp;Mohammed Kudus&nbsp; AFC Ajax \/ West Ham United&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midfielder &nbsp;&nbsp;Sofyan Amrabat&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Fiorentina \/ Manchester United&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Midfielder Thomas Partey&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arsenal&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forward&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mohamed Salah&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liverpool &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forward&nbsp;&nbsp; Sadio Man\u00e9&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bayern Munich \/ Al-Nassr&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Senegal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forward&nbsp; &nbsp;Victor Osimhen&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Napoli&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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