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

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

What we know

• 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.

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