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Simba’s Sakho dedicates CAF Award to fans
Simba’s Pape Ousmane Sakho has dedicated his CAF Goal of the Year Award to the club fans.
Sakho won the Award during the CAF Awards 2022 which took place in Tabat, Morocco on Thursday.
“I am so grateful to everyone who has made this possible. But most of all I thank the management of Simba and I dedicate the Award to the fans who keep supporting to motivate us,” Sakho told Cecafaonline in Rabat.
Sakho who netted the wonderful goal for Simba during a 2021/2022 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup tie against ASEC Mimosa said that the Award is a big motivator for him to keep working hard to be able to achieve a lot more for him and his Club Simba SC.
Former Nigerian International Jay-jay Okocha handed over the Award to Sakho during the colourful function attended also graced by the CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe and other dignitaries.
At the Awards Senegal’s Sadio Manage and Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala were crowned Winners of the CAF Player of the Year Men’s and Women’s categories respectively.
Full list of winners
Player of the Year (Men)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
Player of the Year (Women)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Young Player of the Year (Women)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham Hotspur)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
Club of the Year (Women)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Club of the Year (Men)
Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
National Team of the Year (Men)
Senegal
Goal of the Year
Simba’s Pape Ousmane Sakho (Simba SC, Senegal)