Mahrez, Salah, Hakimi, Mane, 6 others makes final shortlist for CAF Best Player Award

By Emmanuel Oladele - Top Africa stars have made the final cut for the 2023 CAF Men's Player of the Year, top players in the final shortlist are Riyad Mahrez, Mohamed Salah, Achraf Hakimi, Sadio Mane and others.

Nigeria Super Star, Victor Osimhen, who won the 2022/23 Italia Serie A with Napoli, emerging as the top goal scorer with 26 goals, also made the final cut.

See the final shortlist below;

Final Shortlist For 2023 CAF Award

• Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Al Ahli)

• Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon, SSC Napoli)

• Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon, Besiktas)

• Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

• Achraf Hakimi (Morocco, Paris Saint-Germain)

• Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco, Manchester United)

• Yassine Bounou (Morocco, Al Hilal)

• Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco, Sevilla)

• Victor Osimhen (Nigeria, SSC Napoli)

• Sadio Mane (Senegal, Al Nassr)

The winner of the award will be announced at the CAF Awards 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco, date is 11th December, 2023.