Sadio Mane and Asisat Oshoala were crowned African Player of the Year and African Women’s Player of the Year respectively at the Caf Awards held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt, on Tuesday.
Mane was crowned the African Player of the Year, polling 477 votes ahead of his Liverpool teammate Mohamd Salah, 325 votes and Algeria's Riyad Mahrez, 267 votes.
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Mane said: “I'm very happy and proud to win this award. I thank my teammates at the Senegal national team and also my club, Liverpool for their support.”
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For the Women’s category, Oshoala was named African Women’s Player of the Year for the fourth time, equalling the record of her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha. She garnered 351 votes, 30 more than Cameroonian forward Ajara Nchout and Thembi Kgatlana, who had 247 votes.
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The Youth Player of the Year award went to Moroccan Achraf Hakimi whilst Djamel Belmadi and Desiree Ellis picked the Coach of the Year male and female respectively.
Award Winners:
African Player of the Year:
- Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
African Women’s Player of the Year:
- Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
African Interclubs Player of the Year:
- Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
African Youth Player of the Year:
- Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
African Men’s Coach of the Year:
- Djamel Belmadi (Algeria - Algeria)
African Women’s Coach of the Year:
- Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
African Men’s National Team of the Year:
- Algeria
African Women’s National Team of the Year:
- Cameroon
Federation of the Year:
- Egyptian Football Association
Special Award:
- Kojovi Obilale (former Togolese goalkeeper)
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CAF-Fifpro Best XI:
- Goalkeeper: Andre Onana
- Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Serge Aurier, Joel Matip, Kalidou Koulibaly
- Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech
- Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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