Sadio Mane from Senegal and Asisat Oshoala from Nigeria were named the Best African Footballers of 2019 by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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He trounced Egypts’ Mohamed Salah and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez to win the award. Salah won the award in 2017 and 2018 whereas Riyad in 2016.
Oshoala has been crowned the queen of her continent for the fourth time, repeating the years 2014, 2016 and 2017.
Oshoala becomes the player who more times he has won the award, along with his compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha (2004, 2005, 2010 and 2011).
CAF Awards 2019 winners
African Interclubs Player of the Year: Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
African Youth Player of the Year: Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
African Women’s National Team of the Year: Cameroon
African Men’s National Team of the Year: Algeria
Best African Goal of the Year: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
FIFPro Africa’s Best 11: Andre Onana; Serge Aurier, Joel Matip, Kalidou Koulibaly, Achraf Hakimi; Idrissa Gana Gueye, Riyad Mahrez, Hakim Ziyech; Mohamed Salah, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Sadio Mane
African Women’s Coach of the Year: Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
African Men’s Coach of the Year: Djamel Belmadi (Algeria)
Club President of the Year: Moise Katumbi (TP Mazembe)
African Women’s Player of the Year: Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
African Player of the Year: Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
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🇸🇳 #SadioMane@FIFProAfrica's Best 1⃣1⃣ for 2⃣0⃣1⃣9⃣! #CAFAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/7pWbAjgelD— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 7, 2020
The Confederation of African Football ceremony was held in the city of Hurghada in Egypt.