For the third time, Abuja hosted the Globacom Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards. The 2016 edition of GLO-CAF Awards held on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. CAF with major backing from Nigerian telecom company, Glo holds an annual ceremony to celebrate Africa’s best and also announce the African Player of the Year.
This year’s award ceremony was hosted by Richard Mofe-Damijo and Mimi Fawaz with the green carpet being held down by Joselyn Dumas and Gordons.
Full list of Winners
African Player of the Year – Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)
Player of the Year – Based in Africa – Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundown)
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 (Gambia)
Football Leader of the Year – Manuel LOPES NASCIMENTO, President of Guinea Bissau Football Federation
Legend Awards
Laurent POKOU – Former player of Cote d’Ivoire
Emilienne MBANGO – Former player of Cameroon
Platinum Award
His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Africa Finest XI
Goalkeeper – Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Defenders
Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire & Paris Saint-Germain)
Aymen ABDENNOUR (Tunisia & Valencia)
Eric BAILLY (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United)
Joyce LOMALISA (DR Congo & AS Vita)
Midfielders
Khama BILLIAT (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Rainford KALABA (Zambia & TP Mazembe)
Keegan DOLLY (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Forwards
Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund)
Sadio MANE (Senegal & Liverpool)
Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)
Substitutes
Aymen MATHLOUTHI (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel)
Kalidou KOULIBALY (Senegal & Napoli)
Salif COULIBALY (Mali & TP Mazembe)
Islam SLIMANI (Algeria & Leicester City)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma)
Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City)
Alex IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal)
Guests and celebrities including Omawunmi, Reekado Banks and Flavour took to their Instagram pages to share photos of their looks and the event…
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