Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been crowned the 2023 Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year, The Herald reports.
The CAF Awards was held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco.
The Herald reports that Osimhen claimed the prize for leading Napoli’s league title triumph last term. He beat Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah to the award. Osimhen’s compatriot, Asisat Oshoala, won CAF’s Women’s Player of the Year for a record sixth time after inspiring Barcelona to Champions League glory.
The 29-year-old beat South African Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda to retain her crown at Monday’s awards gala in Marrakech. Oshoala’s teammate, Chiamaka Nnadozie, clinched her first-ever CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award.
The Paris FC captain beat fellow nominees Khadija Er-Rmichi of Morocco and South Africa’s Andile Dlamini to the groundbreaking prize.
South African senior women’s national team coach, Desiree Ellis, who guided the team to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance, retains the same accolade she won in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Full list of CAF Awards 2023 Winners
1. The 2023 Men’s Coach of the Year award winner: Walid Regragui of Morocco
2. The 2023 Women’s Coach of the Year award winner: Desiree Ellis of South Africa.
3. Your Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year winner: Chiamaka Nnadozie from Nigeria.
4. Goal of the year: Mahmoud Kahraba’s goal for Al Ahly
5. The 2023 National Team of the Year (MEN): Morocco
6. The 2023 National Team of the Year (WOMEN): Nigeria
7. The 2023 Men’s Young Player of the Year award winner: Lamine Camara from Senegal.
8. The 2023 Women’s Young Player of the Year award winner: Nesryne El Chad.
9. Percy Tau of South Africa is the 2023 Men’s Interclub Player of the Year
10. Asisat Oshoala wins CAF Player of the Year (Women)
11. Victor Osimhen wins CAF Player of the Year (men).
12. Club of the Year (Women): Mamelodi Sundowns