CAF Awards
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The CAF Awards is an awards evening held to honour the best African football players. It is conferred by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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[edit] Current Awards
The awards include:
[edit] CAF Player of the Year
[edit] CAF Young Player of the Year
| Year | Player Name | National Team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Clifford Mulenga[1] |  Zambia |
 Maccabi Petach Tikva FC |
| 2006 | Taye Taiwo |  Nigeria |
 Olympique Marseille |
| 2005 | John Obi Mikel | Nigeria |
 Lyn Oslo |
| 2004 | Obafemi Martins | Nigeria |
 Inter Milan |
| 2003 | Obafemi Martins | Nigeria |
Inter Milan |
| 2002 | Mido |  Egypt |
 Ajax |
| 2001 | Pedro Mantorras |  Angola |
 Benfica |
[edit] CAF Coach of the Year
| Year | Manager | Club/National Team
|
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yemi Tella |
Nigeria U17 |
| 2006 | Manuel José |
Al Ahly |
| 2005 | Stephen Keshi |
Togo |
| 2004 | Okey Emordi |
Enyimba |
| 2003 | Kadiri Ikhana |
Enyimba |
| 2002 | Bruno Metsu |
Senegal |
| 2001 | Bruno Metsu |
Senegal |
[edit] African Inter-Club Team of the Year
| Year | Club | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Etoile du Sahel |  Tunisia |
| 2006 | Al-Ahly | Egypt |
| 2005 | Al-Ahly | Egypt |
| 2004 | Enyimba | Nigeria |
| 2003 | Enyimba | Nigeria |
| 2002 | Zamalek | Egypt |
| 2001 | Kaizer Chiefs |  South Africa |
[edit] African Inter-Club National Team of the Year
| Year | National Team |
|---|---|
| 2007 |  Cote D'Ivoire |
| 2006 |  Ghana |
| 2005 | Cote D'Ivoire |
| 2004 | Tunisia |
[edit] African Inter-Club Player of the Year
| Year | Player Name | Club Name | National Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Armine Chermiti | Etoile du Sahel | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Mohamed Aboutrika | Al-Ahly | Egypt |
| 2005 | Mohamed Barakat | Al-Ahly | Egypt |
[edit] Defunct Awards
The following are no longer awarded.
[edit] CAF Goalkeeper of the Year
| Year | Player Name | National Team | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Essam El-Hadary | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
| 2005 | Tony Sylva |  Senegal |
Lille O.S.C. |
| 2004 | Ali Boumnijel | Tunisia |
FC Rouen 1899 |
| 2003 | Idriss Kameni |  Cameroon |
Espanyol |
| 2002 | Tony Sylva | Senegal |
AS Monaco |
| 2001 | Essam El-Hadary | Egypt |
Al Ahly |
[edit] African Champions League Best Player
Previous winners:
| Year | Player Name | Club | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Vincent Enyeama | Enyimba | Nigeria |
| 2003 | Dramane Traore | Ismaily |  Mali |
| 2002 | Hicham Aboucherouane | Raja Casablanca |  Morocco |
| 2001 | Flavio Amado | Petro Atletico | Angola |
[edit] International Goal of the Year
| Year | Player Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Benni McCarthy | South Africa |
| 2003 | Leslie Manyathela | South Africa |
| 2002 | Papa Bouba Diop | Senegal |
| 2001 | Zoubier Baya | Tunisia |
[edit] See also
- FIFA World Player of the Year
- European Footballer of the Year
- Asian Footballer of the Year
- Oceania Footballer of the Year
- Onze d'Or
- World Soccer Magazine
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.panapress.com/freenews.asp?code=eng034118&dte=02/02/2008 Kanoute crowned Glo-CAF African footballer of the year 2007
