Africa Cup of Nations awards
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
Top Goalscorer
Best Goalkeeper
| Year | Hosts | Best Goalkeeper |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ghana | Essam El-Hadary |
| 2010 | Angola | Essam El-Hadary |
| 2012 | Gabon Equatorial Guinea |
Not Awarded |
| 2013 | South Africa | Not Awarded |
| 2015 | Equatorial Guinea | Sylvain Gbohouo |
| 2017 | Gabon | Not Awarded |
| 2019 | Egypt | Raïs M'Bolhi |
| 2021 | Cameroon | Édouard Mendy |
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | Ronwen Williams |
Best Young Player
| Year | Hosts | Best Young Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Egypt | Krépin Diatta |
| 2021 | Cameroon | Issa Kaboré |
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | Simon Adingra |
Team of the Tournament
Fair Play Award
| Year | Hosts | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gabon Equatorial Guinea |
Ivory Coast |
| 2013 | South Africa | Not Awarded |
| 2015 | Equatorial Guinea | DR Congo |
| 2017 | Gabon | Egypt |
| 2019 | Egypt | Senegal |
| 2021 | Cameroon | Senegal |
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | South Africa |
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
- ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "CAF TSG Group releases TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nation Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Best XI". Confederation of African Football. CAF. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.