2018 CAF award winners

Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) has awarded high flying African players abroad and locally. It was held at Abdou Diouf International Conference Center in the Senegalese capital of Dakar on Tuesday, 8 January.

The awards night which recorded prominent football personalities ended colourfully after the awards celebration.

Below are the CAF 2018 awards winners;

African Player of the Year

Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)

Women’s Player of the Year

Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Houston Dash)

Youth Player of the Year

Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmunmd)

Men’s Coach of the Year

Herve Renard (Morocco)

Women’s Coach of the Year

Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

Men’s National Team of the Year

Mauritania

Women’s National Team of the Year

Nigeria

National Association of the Year

Morocco

Best goal in 2018

Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Houston Dash)

Africa's Best XI

Denis Onyango - Serge Aurier, Mehdi Benatia, Eric Bailly, Kalidou Koulibaly - Thomas Partey, Naby Keita, Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mohamed Salah.