The 2023 Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, Awards were held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco.
Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen was named Player of the Year, ahead of Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah.
The Super Eagles superstar claimed the prize for leading Napoliโs league title triumph last term.
Osimhenโs compatriot, Asisat Oshoala, won CAFโs Womenโs 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 Zambiaโs Barbara Banda to retain her crown at Mondayโs awards gala in Marrakech.
Oshoalaโs teammate, Chiamaka Nnadozie, clinched her first-ever CAF Womenโs Goalkeeper of the Year award.
The Paris FC captain beat fellow nominees Khadija Er-Rmichi of Morocco and South Africaโs Andile Dlamini to the groundbreaking prize.
South African senior womenโs national team coach, Desiree Ellis, who guided the team to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Womenโs Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Womenโs World Cup appearance, retains the same accolade she won in 2018, 2019 and 2022.
Moroccan hero, Yassine Bounou, won the CAF award for Best African Goalkeeper ahead of Andre Onana of Cameroon and Egyptโs Mohamed El-Shenawy.
His national team coach, Walid Regragui, was named winner in the menโs category, after guiding his country to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.
The 48-year-old beat Senegalโs Aliou Cisse and Algeriaโs Abdelhak Benchika to the coaching award.
