The Glo CAF Awards 2016: Complete List Of Winners

The Full List Of Winners

The Confederation of African Football CAF, The annual CAF Awards enters its 25th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take place for the second time running in the Nigerian capital, Abuja On Thursday, 5 January 2017; the King of African footballwill be crowned at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Glo CAF Awards, crowns Riyad Mahrez as the new African Football King.

While the Most Promising Talent is Nigeria’s Kelechi Iheanacho, Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi won the Youth Player of The Year Award, Asisat Oshola won the Women’s Player of the Year Award and the CAF Platinum Award was presented to President Buhari.

The 2016 Glo CAF Award, Nigeria is the country which has the biggest number of triumphs, six in total. For the last decade, the Awards Gala has been sponsored by Cellular Telecommunications outfit, Globacom, who have raised the bar of excellence with splendid ceremonies in cities such as Abuja.

The Glo CAF Awards 2016 Full List Of Winners

African Player of the Year
Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City) – 361 votes
 

African Player of the Year – Based in Africa
Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns) – 252 votes

 

Women’s player of the Year
Asisat OSHOALA (Nigeria & Arsenal Ladies)
 

Most Promising Talent
Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City)
 

Youth Player of the Year
Alex IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal)
 

Coach of the Year
Pitso MOSIMANE (Mamelodi Sundowns)

 
Club of the Year
Mamelodi Sundowns
 

National Team of the Year
Uganda

 
Women’s National Team of the Year
Nigeria

Referee of the Year
Bakary Papa GASSAMA (Gambia)

Football Leader of the Year
Manuel LOPES NASCIMENTO, President of Guinea Bissau Football Federation

Legend Award
Laurent POKOU – Former player of Cote d’Ivoire
Emilienne MBANGO – Former player of Cameroon

Platinum Award
His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Africa Finest XI
Goalkeeper: Denis ONYANGO (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
 

Defenders: Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire & Paris Saint- Germain), Aymen ABDENNOUR (Tunisia & Valencia), Eric BAILLY (Cote d’Ivoire & Manchester United), Joyce LOMALISA (DR Congo & AS Vita)

Midfielders: Khama BILLIAT (Zimbabwe & Mamelodi Sundowns), Rainford KALABA (Zambia & TP Mazembe), Keegan DOLLY (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns),

Forwards: Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon & Borussia Dortmund), Sadio MANE (Senegal & Liverpool), Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria & Leicester City)

Substitutes: Aymen MATHLOUTHI (Tunisia & Etoile du Sahel), Kalidou KOULIBALY (Senegal & Napoli), Salif COULIBALY (Mali & TP Mazembe), Islam SLIMANI (Algeria & Leicester City), Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Roma), Kelechi IHEANACHO (Nigeria & Manchester City), Alex IWOBI (Nigeria and Arsenal)