Victor osimhen
By Our Reporter
24 Years after Kanu Nwankwo won the CAF Player of the year award, another Nigerian player, Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has won the CAF Player of the Year award.
He won the laurel after an outstanding season in which he led the Italian side to its first league title in 33 years.
Osimhen also ended the AFCON 2023 qualifying series as top scorer.
The Super Eagles superstar claimed the CAF gong at Monday’s awards ceremony in Marrakech after his 26 goals inspired Napoli’s league title triumph last term, the first since the days of Diego Maradona.
Osimhen beat homeboy and Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi, and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah to land African football’s biggest individual prize.
The honour capped a superlative year for the striker who also fired Nigeria to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with 10 goals to finish as the top scorer of the qualifiers.
Super Falcons striker and goalkeeper, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie, also won the 2023 CAF Women’s Player of the Year and Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively.
The Super Falcons were also named the women’s best national team in Africa.
Asisat Oshoala
Chiamaka Nnadozie
FULL LIST
Player of the Year (Men)
Victor Osimhen – Nigeria
Player of the Year (Women)
Asisat Oshoala – Nigeria
Goalkeeper of the year (Women)
Chiamaka Nnadozie – Nigeria
Goalkeeper of the year (Men)
Yassine Bounou – Morocco
Interclub
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Fatima Tagnaout – Morocco
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Pacy Tau – Al Ahly/South Africa
Young Player of the Year (Women)
Nesryne El Chad – Morocco
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Lamine Camara – Senegal
Coach of the Year (Women)
Desiree Ellis – South Africa
Coach of the Year (Men)
Walid Regragui – Morocco
Club of the Year (Women)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Club of the Year (Men)
Al Ahly FC
National Team of the Year (Women)
Super Falcons – Nigeria
National Team of the Year (Men)
Morocco
Goal of the Year
Mahmoud Kahraba – Al Ahly
