The 27th edition of the CAF Awards were held on Tuesday night in a colourful awards Gala that took place at the Abdou Diouf International Centre in Dakar, Senegal.
Egypt’s Mohammed Salah and South African football queen Thembi Kgatlana were crowned the African male and female player of the year 2018.
Mauritania who have qualified for the Africa Cup of nations for the first time beat their fellow to-be debutant Madagascar and 2016 winners Uganda to the national team of the year.
Senegal's national team's head coach Aliou Cisse lost the coach of the year award to Herve Renard of Morocco.
Losing finalists in the men’s category Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Senegalese Sadio Mane made the CAF team of the year alongside Uganda Cranes skipper Denis Onyango.