Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala…Meet 2019 CAF Awards winners

Sadio Mane, Senegal and Liverpool’s player, has emerged the 2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) player of the year.

Mane’s emergence followed his impressive roles with his national team and  Liverpool, shrugging off competitions from his team mate, Mohammed Salah and Riyad Mahrez of Algeria.

The female category was won by Nigerian international and Barcelona player, Asisat Oshoala—her fourth time to clinch the prestigious award.

The annual continental awards, which honour players and managers who have made impressive marks in the year under review, was held at the Albatros Citadel Sahl Hasheesh, Hurghada, Egypt on Tuesday.

Below is the full list of winners in all the categories:

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

Goal of the Year
Riyad Mahrez

Best Federation of the Year
Egypt FA

Special Award
Kodjovi Obilale (Togo)

Africa Best XI
Andrey Onana, Achraf Hakimi, Kalidou Koulibaly, Joel Matip, Serge Aurier, Riyad Mahrez, Idrissa Gueye, Hakim Ziyech, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang