Rihad Mahrez wins CAF footballer of the year 2016
Mahrez who was one of the
outstanding strikers in England last season won the award ahead of former holder,
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Borussia Dortmund and Sadio Mane of
Senegal and Liverpool FC and also becoming the first Algerian football star to claim the prestigious award.
Also at the Award, Nigeria and Arsenal’s Alex Iwobi won the Youth Player of The Year
award, ahead of Eric Ayiah of Ghana and Charity FC and Sandra
Owusu-Ansah of Ghana and Supreme Ladies.
Kelechi Iheanacho of Nigeria and Manchester City won
the Most Promising Talent award ahead of Elia Meschak of DR Congo
& TP Mazembe and Naby Keita of Guinea & RB Leipzig.
Nigeria however won the female National Team of the Year award ahead of Cameroon and South Africa
Asisat Oshola of Nigeria won the Women’s Player of the
Year award while the CAF Platinum Award was presented to Nigerian President, Muhammandu Buhari.
Full list of the Awards;
African
Player of the Year
Riyad
MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)
African
Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Denis
ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Women’s
Player of the Year
Asisat
OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)
Most
Promising Talent
Kelechi
IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City)
Youth
Player of the Year
Alex
IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal)
Coach of
the Year
Pitso
MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Club of
the Year
Mamelodi
Sundowns
National
Team of the Year
Uganda
Women’s
National Team of the Year
Nigeria
Referee
of the Year
Bakary
Papa GASSAMA
Football
Leader of the Year
Manuel
LOPES NASCIMENTO, President of Guinea Bissau Football Federation
Legend
Award
Laurent
POKOU, Former player of Cote d’Ivoire
Emilienne
MBANGO, Former player of Cameroon
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