What to know about CAF Awards 2023
The official colours of the CAF Awards 2023 was Black and Gold, held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday, December 11.
Africa’s most esteemed sporting awards was draped in a fine combination of elegance, power, royalty and success as a celebration of the continent’s finest.
The ultimate winners in each category were decided through a voting process involving a panel comprising CAF Technical Committee, Head Coaches, National Team captains and media professionals.
Marrakech
Known for its red clay walls across the city, this touristic and scenic city on the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains is the home of the CAF Awards 2023. A remarkable story of resilience and a never-give-up attitude from a people that survived a tragic earthquake this September killing almost 3,000 people.
As Marrakech hosts this year’s celebration of African talent, her people are receiving the world with great warmth and a kindred spirit ready to embrace the crème de la crème of African Football.
Broadcast
The CAF Awards 2023 was broadcast live across the world with the national broadcasters in Algeria (EPTv), Côte d’Ivoire (RTI), Ghana (GBC), Morocco (Arryadia), Rwanda (RBA), South Africa (SABC) and Uganda (UBC) as well as OnTime Sport in Egypt.
New World TV had the Free to Air and Pay TV rights in Togo as well as BeIN Sport that was the go-to channel in Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa as well as in the USA.
Canal+ had the rights for the CAF Awards 2023 in France and Francophone Africa.
Ghetto Kids
The Triplets Ghetto Kids, a well-known children’s dance group from Uganda, displayed their brilliance on Monday in Marrakech, Morocco during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards ceremony.
In the meantime, this was just the most recent of the Ghetto Kids’ numerous career leaps. They previously performed at the 2022 World Cup, where they met and danced with some of the biggest figures in football, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
At the most recent America Got Talent competition, they got a golden buzzer. Together with Brazilian sensation Neymar Jr., Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, and French sensation Kylian Mbappe, the wonder kids have also performed a freestyle casual dance.
Past Women’s Player of the Year
2001 Mercy Akide (Nigeria)
2002 Alberta Sackey (Ghana)
2003 Adjoa Bayor (Ghana)
2004 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2005 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2006 Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria)
2007 Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria)
2008 Noko Matlou (South Africa)
2009 Not awarded
2010 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2011 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2012 Genoveva Anonmam (Equatorial Guinea)
2013 Not awarded
2014 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2015 Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon)
2016 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2017 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2018 Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa)
2019 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2022 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
Past Men’s Player of the Year
1992 Abedi Ayew Pele (Ghana)
1993 Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994 Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1995 George Weah (Liberia)
1996 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1997 Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998 Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1999 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2000 Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
2001 El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2002 El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2004 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2005 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2006 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2007 Frederic Kanoute (Mali)
2008 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2009 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2010 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2011 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2012 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2013 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2014 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2015 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
2016 Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2017 Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2018 Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2019 Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2022 Sadio Mane (Senegal)
Past Men’s Football Coach of the Year
2000 Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (Ghana)
2001 Bruno Metsu (France)
2002 Bruno Metsua (France)
2003 Kadiri Ikhana (Nigeria)
2004 Okey Emordi (Nigeria)
2005 Stephen Keshi (Nigeria)
2006 Manuel José (Portugal)
2007 Yemi Tella (Nigeria)
2008 Hassan Shehata (Egypt)
2009 Sellas Tetteh (Ghana)
2010 Milovan Rajevac (Serbia)
2011 Harouna Doula Gabde (Niger)
2012 Hervé Renard (France)
2013 Stephen Keshi (Nigeria)
2014 Kheïreddine Madoui (Algeria)
2015 Hervé Renard (France)
2016 Pitso Mosimane (South Africa)
2017 Héctor Cúper (Argentina)
2018 Hervé Renard (France)
2019 Djamel Belmadi (Algeria)
2020 Non attribué en raison de COVID-19
2021 Non attribué en raison de COVID-19
2022 Aliou Cissé (Senegal)
Past Women’s Football Coach of the Year
2018 Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
2019 Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Past Best Young Player of the Year
2015 Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
2016 Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)
2017 Patson Daka (Zambia)
2018 Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
2019 Achraf Hakimi (Morocco)
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)
Past Best Young Player of the Year (Woman)
2014 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2015 NA
2016 NA
2017 NA
2018 NA
2019 NA
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Evelyn Badu (Ghana)
Past Best Local Player
2003 Dramane Traoré (Mali)
2004 Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
2005 Mohamed Barakat (Egypt)
2006 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
2007 Amine Chermiti (Tunisia)
2008 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
2009 Trésor Mputu (DR Congo)
2010 Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
2011 Oussama Darragi (Tunisia)
2012 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
2013 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
2014 Firmin Mubele (DR Congo)
2015 Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania)
2016 Denis Onyango (Uganda)
2017 NA
2018 NA
2019 Youcef Belaïli (Algeria)
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt)
Past Best Local Player (Woman)
2022 Evelyn Badu (Ghana)
Past Goalkeeper of the Year
2001 Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
2002 Tony Sylva (Senegal)
2003 Idriss Kameni (Cameroon)
2004 Ali Boumnijel (Tunisia)
2005 Tony Sylva (Senegal)
2006 Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
2007 Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
2008 Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)
Past National Team of the Year (Men)
2010 Ghana
2011 Botswana
2012 Zambie
2013 Nigeria
2014 Algeria
2015 Côte d’Ivoire
2016 Uganda
2017 Egypt
2018 Mauritania
2019 Algeria
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Sengal
Past National Team of the Year (Women)
2010 Nigeria
2011 Cameroon
2012 Equatorial Guinea
2013 NA
2014 Nigeria
2015 Cameroon
2016 Nigeria
2017 South Africa
2018 Nigeria
2019 Cameroon
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 South Africa
Past Club of the Year (Men)
2001 Kaizer Chiefs
2002 Zamalek
2003 Enyimba
2004 Enyimba
2005 Al Ahly
2006 Al Ahly
2007 Étoile du Sahel
2008 Al Ahly
2009 TP Mazembe
2010 TP Mazembe
2011 ES Tunis
2012 Al Ahly
2013 Al Ahly
2014 ES Sétif
2015 TP Mazembe
2016 Mamelodi Sundowns
2017 Wydad Casablanca
2018 NA
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Wydad Casablanca
Past club of the Year (Women)
2022 Mamelodi Sundowns
Past Goal of the Year
2001 Zoubier Baya (Tunisia)
2002 Pape Bouba Diop (Senegal)
2003 Lesley Manyathela (South Africa)
2004 Benni MacCarth (South Africa)
2018 Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa)
2019 Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2020 NA due to COVID-19
2021 NA due to COVID-19
2022 Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal)
Source: CAF
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