Despite losing out on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, William Troost-Ekong was awarded the man of the competition.
Aside putting in a good shift defensively, the central defender also recorded three goals in the tournament.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also gave out awards to other players and teams as South Africa shot-stopper, Ronwen Williams won the best goalkeeper.
South Africa also clinched the ‘Fair Play Team Award’ and Emilo Nsue of Equatorial Guinea won the Golden Boot after amassing 5 goals. Angolan player, Gelson Dala followed closely with 4 goals, thus claimed the Silver Boot and Egypt’s Mostafa Mohamed, who also netted 4 times won the Bronze Boot.
Simon Adingra, who was instrumental to Cote d’Ivoire’s success won the ‘Best Young Player’ of the tournament – and the Best Coach award went to the manager of the side, Emerse Fae.
The host nation, Cote d’Ivoire were AFCON champions after defeating Nigeria 2-1 in the final, thus the team managed by Jose Peseiro were runners-up, while South Africa finished third.
