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Check Out Full List Of 2019 CAF Awards Winners, Africa’s Best XI

The 2019 CAF Awards was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh Resort in Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday with the attendance of dignitaries.

The 28th edition of the CAF Awards saw the emergence of African footballers and officials who performed exceptionally well in 2019.

Sadio Mane defeated Livervool’s teammate Mohamed Salah and Man City’s Riyad Mahrez to be crowned the 2019 African Player of the Year.

The Senegalese international polled 477 votes while Mohamed Salah, Mahrez polled 325, 267 votes respectively.

Asisat Oshoala was named African Women’s Player of the Year for the fourth time, same number of awards as ex-star Perpetua Nkwocha.

She polled 351 votes, 30 more than Cameroonian forward, Ajara Nchout and Thembi Kgatlana, who had 247 votes.

Read Also: Asisat Oshoala Wins African Women’s Player Of The Year

Full list below:

African Player of the Year
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

African Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

African Interclubs Player of the Year
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)

African Youth Player of the Year
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)

African Men’s Coach of the Year
Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)

African Women’s Coach of the Year
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

African Men’s National Team of the Year
Algeria

African Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon

Federation of the Year
Egyptian Football Association

Special Award
Kojovi Obilale (former Togolese goalkeeper)

CAF Fifpro Best XI

Goalkeeper: Andre Onana

Defenders: Achraf Hakimi, Serge Aurier, Joel Matip, Kalidou Koulibaly

Midfielders: Idrissa Gueye, Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech

Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Otunba T.J Abass

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