The CAF Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best African association football players. It is conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The ceremony for the awards was held at the spectacular Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Rabat, Morocco, and was attended by many of the best football figures and athletes from Africa.
Senegal had a really successful night because they took home five awards.
Evelyn Badu, a female football player from Ghana, led Hasaacas Ladies to victory in the inaugural Total Energies Women’s Champions League final and went on to win the women’s interclub Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards on the same night.
LIST OF THE WINNERS ARE;
1.Player of the Year (Men) – Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2: Player of the Year (Women) – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
3. Interclub Player of the Year (Women) – Evelyn Badu (Ghana)
4. Interclub Player of the Year (Men) – Pape Matar (Senegal)
5. Coach of the Year (Women) – Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
6. Coach of the Year (Men) – Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
7. Club of the Year (Women) – Mamelodi Sundown (South Africa)
8. Club of the Year (Men) – Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
9. National Team of the Year (Men) – Senegal
10. National Team of the Year (Women) – The winner will be announced on 23 July 2022 during the final match of the Women’s AFCON
11. Goal of the Year – Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal)
12. Young player of the year (Women) – Evelyn Badu
13. Young player of the year (Men) – Pape Ousmane Sakho
Arrival of Sadio Mane at the Red Carpet;
Still not the King? Are you sure Sadio?#CAFAwards2022 https://t.co/pumkms5vsC pic.twitter.com/Ad9cpwtWPg
— #CAFAwards2022 (@CAF_Online) July 21, 2022
