Nigeria superstars Victor Oshimen and Asisat Oshoala were crowned CAF Men's and Women's footballer of the Year Award respectively at the just-ended continental football award gala in Morocco.
Oshimen won the accolade for the first time after an impressive campaign last season with SSC Napoli, helping them to end their Italian Serie A title drought after 33 years.
The lanky attacker notched up 26 goals and provided four assists in 32 league matches for Napoli to help them win the Italian Scudetto.
Osimhen saw off competition from Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah.
In the Women's category, Nigeria and FC Barcelona attacker Asisat Oshoala has clinched the CAF Women's footballer of the Year Award for the sixth time.
Oshoala won her record-extending CAF Women's footballer of the Year Award after beating off competition from Racing Louisville and South African star Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia’s Barbara Banda.
Moroccan tactician Walid Regragui won the coach of the year award after guiding the Atlas Lions to reach the semis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup for the first time in African football history at the global showpiece.
Below is the full list of winners of the 2023 CAF Awards
Club of the Year (Women)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Club of the Year (Men)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Fatima Tagnaout (AS FAR, Morocco)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Percy Tau (Al Ahly/South Africa)
Young Player of Year (Women)
Nesryne El Chad (Lille/Morocco)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Lamine Camara (FC Metz/Senegal)
National Team of the Year (Women)
Nigeria
Men's National Team of the Year
Morocco
GOAL of the Year
Mahmoud Kahraba (Al Ahly)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Women)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Men)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Desiree Ellis (Mamelodi Sundowns/South Africa)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Walid Regragui (Morocco)
Footballer of the Year (Women)
Asisat Oshoala
Footballer of the Year (Men)
Victor Oshimen
