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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The 2023 Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, Awards were held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco.<\/p>\n

Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen was named Player of the Year, ahead of Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah.<\/p>\n

The Super Eagles superstar claimed the prize for leading Napoli\u2019s league title triumph last term.<\/p>\n

Osimhen\u2019s compatriot, Asisat Oshoala, won CAF\u2019s Women\u2019s Player of the Year for a record sixth time after inspiring Barcelona to Champions League glory.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old beat South African Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia\u2019s Barbara Banda to retain her crown at Monday\u2019s awards gala in Marrakech.<\/p>\n

Oshoala\u2019s teammate, Chiamaka Nnadozie, clinched her first-ever CAF Women\u2019s Goalkeeper of the Year award.<\/p>\n

The Paris FC captain beat fellow nominees Khadija Er-Rmichi of Morocco and South Africa\u2019s Andile Dlamini to the groundbreaking prize.<\/p>\n

South African senior women\u2019s national team coach, Desiree Ellis, who guided the team to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup appearance, retains the same accolade she won in 2018, 2019 and 2022.<\/p>\n

Moroccan hero, Yassine Bounou, won the CAF award for Best African Goalkeeper ahead of Andre Onana of Cameroon and Egypt\u2019s Mohamed El-Shenawy.<\/p>\n

His national team coach, Walid Regragui, was named winner in the men\u2019s category, after guiding his country to a historic World Cup semi-final run in Qatar.<\/p>\n

The 48-year-old beat Senegal\u2019s Aliou Cisse and Algeria\u2019s Abdelhak Benchika to the coaching award.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The 2023 Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, Awards were held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco. Nigeria striker, Victor Osimhen was named Player of the Year, ahead of Morocco full-back Achraf Hakimi and Egypt striker Mohammed Salah. The Super Eagles superstar claimed the prize for leading Napoli\u2019s league title triumph last term. 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