Egypt’s Mohamed Salah & Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala win Best Player Awards at #AiteoCAFAwards2017 | See Full List

The 2017 edition of the CAF Awards celebrating football stars held last night in Accra Ghana.

Honoured at the event was Nigeria’s football star Asisat Oshoala who took home the Women’s Player of the Year Award… for the third time!

Present at the event was Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, FIFA General Secretary Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode among others.

See full list of winners:

Legend Award
Ibrahim Sunday

Women’s National Team of the Year
South Africa

Leader of the Year
Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania)

Club of the Year
Wydad Casablanca

Coach of the Year
Hector Cuper (Egypt)

Youth Player of the Year
Patson Daka (Zambia)

Men’s National Team of the Year
Egypt

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

African Player of the Year
Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Ghanaian leader Nana Akufo-Addo and Liberian president-elect and former CAF Player of the Year, George Weah were also honoured with platinum awards.

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