Osimhen, CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe and Oshaola
By Goodluck Ikiebe
Napoli forward, Victor Osimhen has been named 2023 CAF Men’s Player of the Year.
Osimhen beat Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Mohamed Salah of Egypt to the award.
He is the first Nigerian to win the award since Nwankwo Kanu. Kanu claimed the prestigious gong in 1999.
His compatriot Asisat Oshoala of Bacelona women team also won the Women’s Player of the Year for a record-extending sixth time.
Oshoala won ahead of South Africa’s Thembi Klagtlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda.
The Super Falcons won the National Team of the Year award.
Other Category Awards:
𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗠𝗘𝗡): Al Ahly
𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Fatima Tagnaout (ASFAR)
𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗠𝗘𝗡): Percy Tau (Al Ahly)
𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Nesryne El Chad
𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝟮𝟭): Lamine Camara
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Nigeria
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗠𝗘𝗡): Morocco
𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥: Kahraba (Al Ahly)
𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Chiamaka Nnadozie
𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗠𝗘𝗡): Yassine Bounou
𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡): Desiree Ellis
𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 (𝗠𝗘𝗡): Walid Regragui
