Oshoala Wins CAF Women Award For Record 5th Time (Full List)

Super Falcon and Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala on Thursday was declared as the 2022 CAF Women’s ‘Player of the Year.’

Oshoala was crowned the winner of the women's award in the gala held in Rabat, Morrocco. The award makes it the fifth time the 27-year-old would win the award surpassing former Falcons striker, Perpetua Nkwocha. Oshoala had won the award previously in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019. In the men’s category, Senegal forward and former liverpool player, Sadio Mane defeated, Mohamed Salah and Eduard Mendy to win the 2022 CAF ‘Player of the Year’. Senegal player, Pape Matar Sarr won the men’s ‘Young Player of the Year’, while Ghana’s Evelyn Badu won the women’s category. Full List Of Winners Player of the Year (Women) Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano) Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona) — WINNER Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt) Player of the Year (Men) Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea) Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool) Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich) — WINNER Interclub Player of the Year (Women) Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns) Bambanani Mbanie (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns) Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes) — WINNER Interclub Player of the Year (Men) Achraf Dari (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club) Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly) Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly) — WINNER Young Player of the Year (Women) Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies) Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes) — WINNER Yasmine Zouhir (Morocco & AS Saint-Etienne) Young Player of the Year (Men) Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United) Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire & ASEC/RB Salzburg) Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham Hotspur) — WINNER Coach of the Year (Women) Bruce Mwape (Zambia) Desiree Ellis (South Africa) — WINNER Jerry Tshabalala (Mamelodi Sundowns) Reynald Pedros (Morocco) Coach of the Year (Men) Aliou Cisse (Senegal) — WINNER Carlos Queiroz (Egypt) Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club) Club of the Year (Women) AS FAR (Morocco) Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana) Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) — WINNER Club of the Year (Men) Al Ahly (Egypt) RS Berkane (Morocco) Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) — WINNER National Team of the Year (Men) Cameroon Egypt Senegal — WINNER Goal of the Year Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal/ Simba FC)

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