AFCON: Troost-Ekong, Nsue… See full list of AFCON award winners
The 34th TotalEnergies Confederation of African Football (CAF) Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) came to a spectacular end at the magnificent Alassane Ouattara Stadium on Sunday night. Ivory Coast won their third AFCON title after coming from behind to beat the Super Eagles of Nigeria 1:2.
As the competition came to an official end, CAF presented awards to the top performers of the competition.
Simon Adingra, 22, who provided both of Ivory Coast’s assists in the final game, was named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match.
Here is the full list of awards presented at the AFCON and the winners:
Ecobank Best Goalkeeper
Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
Puma Golden Boot winner
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea) – 5 goals
Puma Silver Boot winner
Gelson Dala ( Angola) – 4 goals
Puma Bronze boot winner
Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) – 4 goals
TotalEnergies Man of the competition
William Troost-Ekong ( Nigeria)
Best Young Player award
Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast)
Best Coach award
Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast)
Air Côte d’Ivoire Fair Play Team award
South Africa
AFCON 2023 Second place
Nigeria
AFCON 2023 Third place
South Africa
AFCON 2023 Fourth place
Democratic Republic of Congo
AFCON 2023 Winner
Ivory Coast
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