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Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala won the biggest individual awards at the CAF Awards 2023 in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday night, 11 December 2023.
Osimhen won the CAF African Player of the Year for the first time while his compatriot, Oshoala won her record sixth CAF African Women’s Player of the Year.
The Nigerian duo were the biggest winners on the night
Osimhen beat off competition from Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egyptian striker Mohammed Salah. The Nigerian finished the 2022-23 season as the top scorer in Serie A with 26 goals, firing Napoli to their long-awaited Scudetto.
Oshoala has also been recognized for inspiring Barcelona to Champions League glory, finishing as the club’s top scorer with 27 goals across all competitions.
Meanwhile, Morocco’s Walid Regragui was named CAF’s Best Coach of the Year in the Men’s category – after guiding the Atlas Lions to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.
South Africa’s Desiree Ellis secured the Best Coach award in the women’s category for her outstanding work with Banyana Banyana. This was Ellis’ record fourth award in this category, which she has won consistently since 2018.
Full List of Award Winners:
Player of the Year (Men): Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, Napoli)
Player of the Year (Women): Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men): Percy Tau (South Africa, Al Ahly)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women): Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco, AS FAR)
Coach of the Year (Men): Walid Regragui (Morocco)
Coach of the Year (Women): Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Men): Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Women): Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC)
Young Player of the Year (Men): Lamine Camara (Senegal, Metz)
Young Player of the Year (Women): Nesryne El Chad (Morocco, Lille)
National Team of the Year (Men): Morocco
National Team of the Year (Women): Nigeria
Club of the Year (Men): Al Ahly (Egypt)
Club of the Year (Women): Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Men’s Africa XI (As compiled by FIFPRO Africa)
| LINE | NAME | CLUB | NATIONALITY |
| Goalkeeper | André Onana | Internazionale / Manchester United | Cameroon |
| Defender | Achraf Hakimi | Paris Saint-Germain | Morocco |
| Defender | Chancel Mbemba | Olympique Marseille | DR Congo |
| Defender | Kalidou Koulibaly | Chelsea / Al-Hilal | Senegal |
| Midfielder | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | Napoli | Cameroon |
| Midfielder | Mohammed Kudus | AFC Ajax / West Ham United | Ghana |
| Midfielder | Sofyan Amrabat | Fiorentina / Manchester United | Morocco |
| Midfielder | Thomas Partey | Arsenal | Ghana |
| Forward | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt |
| Forward | Sadio Mané | Bayern Munich / Al-Nassr | Senegal |
| Forward | Victor Osimhen | Napoli | Nigeria |
Women’s Africa XI: (As compiled by FIFPRO Africa)
| LINE | NAME | CLUB | NATIONALITY |
| Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
| Defender | Bambani Mbane | Mamelodi Sundowns | South Africa |
| Defender | Lebohang Ramalepe | FC Dinamo Minsk | South Africa |
| Defender | Michielle Aloize | Houston Dash | Nigeria |
| Defender | Osinachi Ohale | Deportivo Alavés Gloriosas | Nigeria |
| Midfielder | Fatima Tagnaout | ASFAR | Morocco |
| Midfielder | Linda Matlhalo | Glasgow City | South Africa |
| Midfielder | Refiloe Jane | Sassuolo | South Africa |
| Forward | Asisat Oshoala | Barcelona | Nigeria |
| Forward | Barbra Banda | Shanghai Shengli | Zambia |
| Forward | Tabitha Chawinga | Jianghan University / Paris Saint-Germain | Malawi |
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