
Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has
been crowned CAF African Player of the Year for
the first time.
The 26-year old beat Ivorian Yaya Toure and
Ghana's Andre Ayew to the crown, the most
prestigious individual award in African football.
He polled 143 points, seven more than Toure
whilst Ayew finished a distant third with 112
points.
He thus becomes the first from his country,
Gabon, to win the prize and was decorated at
the 2015 Glo-CAF Awards Gala held on
Thursday, 7 January 2016 at the International
Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
The feat by Aubameyang ended the four-year
reign of Toure, which lasted 2011 to 2014.
For the African Player of the Year – Based in
Africa, Tanzanian Mbwana Aly Samatta was
decorated, becoming the first from East Africa to
win the coveted prize, reserved for footballers
plying their trade on the continent.
Samatta garnered 127 points, ahead of his TP
Mazembe teammate and DR Congo goalkeeper
Robert Muteba Kidiaba, who amassed 88 points.
Algerian Baghdad Bounedjah trailed in third place
with 63 points.
Cameroonian Gaelle Enganamouit was adjudged
Women's Player of the Year becoming the first
from her country to pick up the prize.
It was double delight for hosts Nigeria with two
prizes, Victor Osimhen – Youth Player of the
Year and Etebo Peter Oghenekaro – Most
Promising Talent of the Year.
For guiding Cote d'Ivoire to continental glory,
former coach Herve Renard was named Coach
of the Year and 'Les Elephants' as National
Team of the Year. Cameroon scooped the
Women’s National Team of the Year prize and
DR Congo giants, TP Mazembe, Club of the Year,
whilst Gambian Papa Bakary Gassama went
home with the Referee of the Year award.
Former Ghana coach Charles Kumi Gyamfi and
Cameroonian Samuel Mbappe Leppe were
honoured posthumously in the African Legend
category. Edwin Gyamfi received the honour on
behalf of his dad whilst …… picked the prize for
Mbappe Leppe.
The event, sponsored by Nigerian
telecommunication outfit, Globacom, was a night
to celebrate and reward sporting excellence, also
showcased superb and first-class entertainment
from outstanding entertainers across different
parts of Africa. There were musical
performances by Shatta Wale (Ghana), Ahmed
Soultan (Morocco), Salif Keita (Mali), Awilo
Longomba (DR Congo) and Nigerians King
Sunny Ade, Dija, Korede Bello, Flavour,
Omawumi, Bez and Ego.
The crème de la crème of football administrators
around the continent were in attendance
FULL WINNERS
AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Pierre-Emerick
AUBAMEYANG (Gabon)
AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR – BASED IN
AFRICA - Mbwana Aly SAMATTA
WOMEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Gaelle
ENGANAMOUIT (Cameroon)
YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Victor OSIMHEN
(Nigeria)
MOST PROMISING TALENT OF THE YEAR -
Etebo Peter OGHENEKARO (Nigeria)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Herve RENARD (France)
– Former Coach of Cote d’Ivoire
REFEREE OF THE YEAR - Bakary Papa GASSAMA
(Gambia)
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR - Cote d’Ivoire
WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR -
Cameroon
CLUB OF THE YEAR - TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
AFRICAN LEGEND
Charles Kumi GYAMFI (Ghana)
Samuel MBAPPE LEPPE (Cameroon)
AFRICA FINEST XI
Goalkeeper: Robert Muteba KIDIABA (DR Congo)
Defenders: Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire), Aymen
ABDENNOUR (Tunisia), Mohamed MEFTAH
(Algeria)
Midfielders: Andre AYEW (Ghana), Yaya TOURE
(Cote d’Ivoire), Sadio MANE (Senegal), Yacine
BRAHIMI (Algeria),
Forwards: Mbwana Aly SAMATTA (Tanzania),
Pierre-Emerrick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon), Baghdad
BOUNEDJAH (Algeria)
Substitutes
Djigui DIARRA (Mali)
Azubuike OKECHUKWU (Nigeria)
Kelechi NWAKALI (Nigeria)
Zinedine FERHAT (Algeria)
Adama TRAORE (Mali)
Victor OSIMHEN (Nigeria)
Kermit ERASMUS (South Africa)
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