AFCON 2023 Full List Of Award Winners

The 2023 African Cup of Nations came to an end on Sunday, 11th February, 2024 after Cote D’Ivoire beats Nigeria 2:1. After the tournament, awards were presented to some key players for their extraordinary performance. Here is the list of award winners.

Ecobank Best Goalkeeper

Ronwen Williams – South Africa

Air Côte d’Ivoire Fair Play Team award

South Africa

Puma Golden Boot winner

Emilio Nsue – Equatorial Guinea (5 goals)

Puma Silver Boot winner

Gelson Dala – Angola (4 goals)

Puma Bronze boot winner

Mostafa Mohamed – Egypt (4 goals)

TotalEnergies Man of the competition

William Troost-EkongWilliam Troost-Ekong – Nigeria

Best Young Player award

Simon Adingra – Ivory CoastB

Best Coach award

Emerse Faé – Ivory Coast

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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, abbreviated as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and officially known as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to sponsorship, marked the 34th installment of the biennial African football championship organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ivory Coast had the honor of hosting the tournament, marking its second time hosting after the 1984 edition.

Originally scheduled to be the third edition held during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer since 2019, with the aim of reducing scheduling conflicts with European club teams and competitions, the event underwent a significant alteration. On July 3, 2022, CAF decided to postpone the tournament to January 13 – February 11, 2024, due to concerns regarding the summer weather conditions in Ivory Coast. Despite the shift in timing, the tournament retained its original name for sponsorship reasons. This decision mirrored the move made for the 2021 edition in Cameroon, which was also shifted to the Northern Hemisphere’s winter season due to similar concerns, compounded by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the CAF calendar.

Senegal entered the tournament as defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by the host nation, Ivory Coast. Subsequently, Ivory Coast emerged victorious, clinching the championship by defeating Nigeria 2–1 in the final match played on home soil, securing their third Africa Cup of Nations title.