- Marrakech is known for its red clay walls across the city, this touristic and scenic city on the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains is the home of the Caf Awards 2023.
- Sadio Mane (men) and Asisat Oshoala (women) won the 2022 awards.
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The 2023 Confederation of African Football (Caf) awards are set to be held in Morocco on Monday.
This is after a rigorous exercise that included selecting the preliminary 30 names, scaling the names down to 10, and further to the final three.
Amidst the hard work behind the scenes, here is what you need to understand regarding this year's awards.
Black. Gold.
These are the official colours of the Caf Awards 2023 set to be held at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech.
Africa’s most esteemed sporting awards will be draped in this fine combination of elegance, power, royalty and success as a celebration of the continent’s finest.
Marrakech
Known for its red clay walls across the city, this touristic and scenic city on the foothills of the famous Atlas Mountains is the home of the Caf Awards 2023. A remarkable story of resilience and a never-give-up attitude from a people who survived a tragic earthquake this September killing almost 3,000 people.
As Marrakech hosts this year’s celebration of African talent, her people are receiving the world with great warmth and a kindred spirit ready to embrace the crème de la crème of African Football.
List of former winners in the past years
As we look ahead at the Caf Awards 2023, here is a list of past winners who were recognized for their excellence on the pitch and have since become an inspiration in their countries, on the continent and across the world.
Women’s Player of the Year
2001 Mercy Akide (Nigeria)
2002 Alberta Sackey (Ghana)
2003 Adjoa Bayor (Ghana)
2004 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2005 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2006 Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria)
2007 Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria)
2008 Noko Matlou (South Africa)
2009 Not awarded
2010 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2011 Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria)
2012 Genoveva Anonmam (Equatorial Guinea)
2013 Not awarded
2014 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2015 Gaëlle Enganamouit (Cameroon)
2016 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2017 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2018 Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa)
2019 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2022 Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)
Men’s Player of the Year
1992 Abedi Ayew Pele (Ghana)
1993 Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994 Emmanuel Amunike (Nigeria)
1995 George Weah (Liberia)
1996 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
1997 Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria)
1998 Mustapha Hadji (Morocco)
1999 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria)
2000 Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)
2001 El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2002 El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)
2003 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2004 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2005 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2006 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2007 Frederic Kanoute (Mali)
2008 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
2009 Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
2010 Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2011 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2012 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2013 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2014 Yaya Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
2015 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)
2016 Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
2017 Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2018 Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
2019 Sadio Mane (Senegal)
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2022 Sadio Mane (Senegal)