Africa Cup of Nations awards explained

At the end of each Africa Cup of Nations final tournament, several awards are presented to the players and teams which have distinguished themselves in various aspects of the match.

Awards

There are currently six post-tournament awards

• the Best Player for most valuable player;
• the Top Goalscorer for most prolific goal scorer;
• the Best Goalkeeper for most outstanding goalkeeper;
• the Best Young Player for most outstanding young player;
• the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament;
• the Fair Play Award for the team with the best record of fair play.

Best Player

Year	Hosts	Best Player
1957		Ad-Diba
1959		Mahmoud El-Gohary
1962		Mengistu Worku
1963		Hassan El-Shazly
1965		Osei Kofi
1968		Kazadi Mwamba
1970		Laurent Pokou
1972		François M'Pelé
1974		Ndaye Mulamba
1976		Ahmed Faras
1978		Karim Abdul Razak
1980		Christian Chukwu
1982		Fawzi Al-Issawi
1984		Théophile Abega
1986		Roger Milla
1988		Aziz Bouderbala
1990		Rabah Madjer
1992		Abedi Pele
1994		Rashidi Yekini
1996		Kalusha Bwalya
1998		Benni McCarthy
2000		Lauren
2002		Rigobert Song
2004		Jay-Jay Okocha
2006		Ahmed Hassan
2008		Hosny Abd Rabo
2010		Ahmed Hassan
2012		Christopher Katongo
2013		Jonathan Pitroipa
2015		Christian Atsu
2017		Christian Bassogog
2019		Ismaël Bennacer
2021		Sadio Mané
2023		William Troost-Ekong

Top Goalscorer

Year	Hosts	Top Goalscorer(s)	Goals
1957		Ad-Diba	5
1959		Mahmoud El-Gohary	3
1962		Mengistu Worku Badawi Abdel Fattah	3
1963		Hassan El-Shazly	6
1965		Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Eustache Manglé	3
1968		Laurent Pokou	6
1970		Laurent Pokou	8
1972		Salif Keïta	5
1974		Ndaye Mulamba	9
1976		Mamadou Aliou Keïta	4
1978		Phillip Omondi Opoku Afriyie Segun Odegbami	3
1980		Khaled Labied Segun Odegbami	3
1982		George Alhassan	4
1984		Taher Abouzaid	4
1986		Roger Milla	4
1988		Lakhdar Belloumi Roger Milla Abdoulaye Traoré Gamal Abdelhamid	2
1990		Djamel Menad	4
1992		Rashidi Yekini	4
1994		Rashidi Yekini	5
1996		Kalusha Bwalya	5
1998		Hossam Hassan Benni McCarthy	7
2000		Shaun Bartlett	5
2002		Patrick Mboma Salomon Olembé Julius Aghahowa	3
2004		Patrick Mboma Frédéric Kanouté Youssef Mokhtari Jay-Jay Okocha Francileudo Santos	4
2006		Samuel Eto'o	5
2008		Samuel Eto'o	5
2010		Mohamed Nagy	5
2012		Manucho Didier Drogba Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Cheick Diabaté Houssine Kharja Christopher Katongo Emmanuel Mayuka	3
2013		Mubarak Wakaso Emmanuel Emenike	4
2015		Thievy Bifouma Dieumerci Mbokani Javier Balboa André Ayew Ahmed Akaïchi	3
2017		Junior Kabananga	3
2019		Odion Ighalo	5
2021		Vincent Aboubakar	8
2023		Emilio Nsue	5

Best Goalkeeper

Year	Hosts	Best Goalkeeper
2008		Essam El-Hadary
2010		Essam El-Hadary
2012		Not Awarded
2013		Not Awarded
2015		Sylvain Gbohouo
2017		Not Awarded
2019		Raïs M'Bolhi
2021		Édouard Mendy
2023	Ivory Coast	Ronwen Williams

Best Young Player

Year	Hosts	Best Young Player
2019		Krépin Diatta
2021		Issa Kaboré
2023		Simon Adingra

Team of the Tournament

Year	Hosts	Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards	Manager
1970		Abd Al Aziz Abdallah	Samir Salih John Eshun Amin Zaki Hany Moustafa	Ernest Kallet Bialy Ibrahim Sunday ... Gnawri Camara Mamadou Maxim	Laurent Pokou Jaksa
1972		Allal Ben Kassou	Abdella "Kaunda" El-Ser Tshimen Bwanga Paul Nlend Boujemaa Benkhrif	Noël Birindi Minga Mayanga Maku Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Jean-Pierre Tokoto	Kakoko Etepé François M'Pelé
1974		Kazadi Mwamba	Gabriel Dengaki Dick Chama Lobilo Boba Hany Moustafa	Ndaye Mulamba Farouk Gaafar Hassan Shehata Mayanga Maku	Kakoko Etepé Ali Abo Greisha
1976		Mohammed Al-Hazaz	Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui Mustafa Younis Chérif Souleymane Djibril Diara	Tolde Farouk Gaafar Haruna Ilerika Kunle Awesu	Petit Sory Ahmed Faras
1978		Mohammed Al-Hazaz	Mokhtar Dhouieb James Kuuku Dadzie Khaled Gasmi Larbi Ihardane	Moses Nsereko Karim Abdul Razak Adolf Armah Phillip Omondi	Segun Odegbami Mohammed Polo
1980		Best Ogedegbe	Mustapha Kouici Mohamed Salah El-Din Moussa Camara Christian Chukwu	Lakhdar Belloumi Ali Fergani Mahmoud El Khatib Shawky Gharieb	Salah Assad Segun Odegbami
1982		Thomas Nkono	Chaabane Merzekane Sampson Lamptey Haruna Yusif Ali Al-Beshari	George Alhassan Samuel Opoku Nti Emmanuel Quarshie Fawzi Al-Issawi	Salah Assad Rabah Madjer
1984		Joseph-Antoine Bell	Isaac Sinkot Ali Shehata Ibrahim Youssef Stephen Keshi	Lakhdar Belloumi Théophile Abega Taher Abouzeid Clement Temile	Djamel Menad Clifton Msiya
1986		Thomas N'Kono	André Kana-Biyik Ali Shehata Roger Mendy Rabei Yassin	Emile Mbouh Magdi Abdelghani Moustafa Abdou Taher Abouzaid	Roger Milla Kalusha Bwalya
1988		Joseph-Antoine Bell	Tijani El Maataoui Emmanuel Kundé John Buana Stephen Tataw	Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Emile Mbouh Henry Nwosu Paul Mfede	Roger Milla Aziz Bouderbala
1990		Antar Osmani	Ali Benhalima André Kana-Biyik Arsène Hobou Samuel Chomba	Djamel Amani Rabah Madjer Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Moses Kpakor	Djamel Menad Webster Chikabala
1992		Alain Gouaméné	Basile Aka Kouame Hany Ramzy Stephen Keshi Adolphe Mendy	Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Abedi Pele Jean-Claude Pagal Serge-Alain Maguy	Rashidi Yekini Tony Yeboah
1994		Ahmed Shobair	Frank Amankwah Harrison Chongo Elijah Litana Benedict Iroha	Serge-Alain Maguy Jay-Jay Okocha Daniel Amokachi Abedi Pele	Joël Tiéhi Rashidi Yekini
1996		Chokri El Ouaer	Yasser Radwan Mark Fish Elijah Litana Isaac Asare	Zoubeir Baya Hazem Emam Abedi Pele Mark Williams	Kalusha Bwalya Tony Yeboah
1998		Nader El-Sayed	Mark Fish Jojo Noureddine Naybet Mohamed Emara	Charles Akonnor Hassen Gabsi Tchiressoua Guel Didier Ekanza Simba	Hossam Hassan Benni McCarthy
2000		Nader El-Sayed	Pape Malick Diop Khaled Badra Rigobert Song Mohamed Emara	Billel Dziri Lauren Jay-Jay Okocha Khalilou Fadiga	Samuel Eto'o Shaun Bartlett
2002		Tony Sylva	Taribo West Rigobert Song Ifeanyi Udeze Hany Ramzy	Seydou Keita Rafik Saifi Patrick M'Boma Sibusiso Zuma	Julius Aghahowa El Hadji Diouf
2004		Vincent Enyeama	Walid Regragui Khaled Badra Abdeslam Ouaddou Timothée Atouba	Karim Ziani Riadh Bouazizi Jay-Jay Okocha John Utaka	Frédéric Kanouté Francileudo Santos
2006		Essam El Hadary	Rigobert Song Wael Gomaa Emmanuel Eboué Taye Taiwo	Stephen Appiah Mohamed Aboutrika Ahmed Hassan Pascal Feindouno	Didier Drogba Samuel Eto'o
2008
2010		Essam El-Hadary	Madjid Bougherra Wael Gomaa Mabiná	Ahmed Fathy Peter Odemwingie Alex Song Ahmed Hassan	Asamoah Gyan Mohamed Zidan Flávio
2012		Kennedy Mweene	Jean-Jacques Gosso Stophira Sunzu John Mensah Adama Tamboura	Emmanuel Mayuka Yaya Touré Gervinho Seydou Keita	Christopher Katongo Didier Drogba
2013		Vincent Enyeama	Bakary Koné Nando Siaka Tiéné Efe Ambrose	Jonathan Pitroipa Seydou Keita Mikel John Obi Victor Moses	Asamoah Gyan Emmanuel Emenike
2015		Sylvain Gbohouo Robert Kidiaba (tie)	Serge Aurier Harrison Afful Kolo Touré	André Ayew Yaya Touré Max Gradel Yannick Bolasie Gervinho	Christian Atsu Wilfried Bony
2017		Fabrice Ondoa	Kara Mbodji Ahmed Hegazi Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui	Charles Kaboré Mubarak Wakaso Bertrand Traoré Christian Atsu Mohamed Salah	Christian Bassogog Junior Kabananga
2019		Raïs M'Bolhi	Kalidou Koulibaly Yassine Meriah Lamine Gassama Youssouf Sabaly	Idrissa Gueye Adlène Guedioura Ismaël Bennacer	Odion Ighalo Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez	Djamel Belmadi
2021^[1]		Édouard Mendy	Achraf Hakimi Mohamed Abdelmonem Edmond Tapsoba Saliou Ciss	Mohamed Elneny Nampalys Mendy Blati Touré	Mohamed Salah Vincent Aboubakar Sadio Mané	Aliou Cissé
2023^[2]		Ronwen Williams	Ola Aina William Troost-Ekong Chancel Mbemba Ghislain Konan	Teboho Mokoena Jean Michaël Seri Franck Kessié	Yoane Wissa Emilio Nsue Ademola Lookman	Emerse Faé

Fair Play Award

Year	Hosts	Winner
2012
2013		Not Awarded
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023

See also

• FIFA World Cup awards
• UEFA European Championship awards
• Copa América awards
• AFC Asian Cup awards
• CONCACAF Gold Cup awards
• OFC Nations Cup awards

References

1. 1490747184668717062 . CAF_Online . Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021 . 7 February 2022 . 7 February 2022.
2. Web site: 14 February 2024 . CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Best XI . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240214121627/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-tsg-group-releases-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nation-cote-d-ivoire-2023-best-xi/ . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024 . Confederation of African Football . CAF.