Saido Mane was on Tuesday crowned the 2019 CAF Player of The Year ahead of Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
The 2019 CAF Awards ceremony was held at the
Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh,
Hurghada,
Egypt, with top football dignitaries in attendance.
Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala also clinched a fourth African Women’s
Player of The Year crown at the awards ceremony.
She beat South Africa’s Thembi
Kgatlana and Cameroon’s Ajara Nchout to equal the feat of Perpetua Nkwocha, who
won the award in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011.
Dortmund defender Achraf
Hakimi beat Nigeria duo Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze to the 2019 African
Youth Player of The Year award.
Hakimi has now won the award
twice after clinching it in 2018.
The 21-year-old full-back has
been in scintillating form for Borussia Dortmund since teaming up with the side
on loan from Real Madrid last season.
Hakimi has notched six goals and contributed six assists across all
competitions this term.
Youcef Belaili won the award
the Best Inter-clubs Player.
The Lioness of Cameroon won
the best Women’s Team of The Year while the Fennecs of Algeria was adjudged
Africa’s Men’s Team of The Year award.
Riyad Mahrez’s stunning
free-kick against Nigeria in the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
won the Goal of The Year award.
South Africa’s Desiree Ellis
won the Women’s Coach of The Year award, while Djamel Belmadi was named
Africa’s Men’s Coach of The Year.
The Best Football Federation
award went to Egypt while TP Mazembe won the club of the year award.
No Super Eagles player made
the CAF Team of The Year. The players who made the list are Andre Onana
(Cameroon), Achraf Hakimi (Algeria), Kalidou Koulibaly(Senegal), Joel Matip
(Cameroon), Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Riyad Mahrez (Algeria), Idrissa Gueye
(Senegal), Hakim Ziyech (Morocco), Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Saido Mane
(Senegal).
