Appropriately, just before the ladies' Cup of Nations last among Morocco and South Africa, it was Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala who captured everyone's attention at the 2022 Caf Awards.
The 27-year-old Barcelona striker won a record fifth ladies' player of the year grant to obscure her countryman Perpetua Nkwocha who lifted four titles somewhere in the range of 2004 and 2011.
In the wake of gathering the honor from Caf boss Patrice Motsepe, she committed her most recent distinction to the Nigeria group that lost in the semi-last to Morocco in a punishment shoot-out subsequent to waiting for almost an hour with just nine players.
"This is for you all since you showed Africa what a solid heart means and you didn't withdraw. You continued to go."
Senegalese footballers and mentors were the other large champs at the sumptuous function service on Thursday night at the Mohamed VI Technical Center in Sale.
In the men's class, Bayern Munich striker Sadio Mané lifted the African player of the year honor while Aliou Cissé, who drove the public side to its most memorable Africa Cup of Nations title in February, was blessed mentor of the year.
Pape Matar Sarr was considered youthful player of the year and the Seengal public crew took the public group of the year honor.
Levels
Wydad Athletic Club from Morocco were named African men's club of the year for their title in the 2022 Caf Champions League while Mamelodi Sundowns took the acclamations in the ladies' class subsequent to winning their homegrown association and the debut ladies' Champions League in Egypt in 2021.
South Africa's public ladies' lead trainer Desiree Ellis, was named mentor of the year to add to her victories in 2018 and 2019.
It was another Senegalese player - Simba's Pape Ousmane Sakho - who won the objective of the year for his above strike for Simba against Asec Mimosa in a Confederation Cup bunch game.
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