The 2023 CAF African Cup of Nations ended on Sunday night on a disappointing note for Nigeria’s Super Eagles as they lost the trophy to the host nation, Ivory Coast.
The Ivorians won 2-1 against Nigeria, courtesy of goals from Franck Kessie and Sebastien Haller helped The Elephants clinch their third AFCON trophy.
Below is the full list of awards given at the AFCON:
*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-Ekong – Nigeria
*Best Young Player award*
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
*Best Coach award*
Emerse Faé – Ivory Coast
