It was indeed a night of glitz and glamour on Thursday at the star-studded annual Glo-CAF Award ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. We bring to you, the photos, winners and videos of the electrifying performances of the artistes.
On Thursday night, Borrussia Dortmund forward and Gabonese international, Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was crowned the African Player of the Year 2015 at the Glo-CAF Award ceremony held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Manchester City's Yaya Toure who led the Cote d' Ivoire national team to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations title was the first runner-up, while Ghana and Swansea forward, Andre Ayew, the son of Ghana football legend, Andre Ayew was the third of the nominees.
Speaking after he was crowned on Thursday in Abuja, African Footballer Of the Year, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang says he is proud to be the first Gabonese to win the prestigious award.
"I thank the people of Gabon, this award is for them. I’m very happy to be the first Gabonese to win the award. I want to thank my teammates in the national team and also at Dortmund. It is their work that helps me to score goals. For the parents of the youth of Africa, please give your kids a chance to realise their dreams," Aubameyang said in his acceptance speech.
Below are a list of all the awards winners;
- African Player Of The Year 2015 - Pierre-Emerrick Aubameyang (Gabon)
- African Player Of The Year Based In Africa - Mbwana Aly Samatta (Tanzania)
- Football Leader Of The Year 2015 - Abdoqaini Said Arab (Somalia)
- CAF Platinum Award 2015 - President Muhammadu Buhari
- 2015 African Legends Award - Charles Kumi Gyami(Ghana) & Samuel Mbappe Leppe (Cameroon)
- Referee Of The Year Award - Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)
- Women's Player Of The Year 2015 - Gaelle Enganamouit
- Coach Of The Year 2015 - Harve Renard (Cote d'Ivoire)
- Youth Player Of The Year 2015 - Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
- The Most Promising Talent Award 2015 - Etebo Oghenekaro (Nigeria).
- Club Of The Year 2015 - TP Mazembe, DR Congo
- CAF Fair Play Award 2015 -Allez Casa
- Women's National Team Of The Year 2015 - Cameroon
- National Team Of The Year 2015 - Cote d'Ivoire
Africa Finest XI:
- Goalkeeper - Robert Muteba KIDIABA (DR Congo).
- Defenders - Serge AURIER (Cote d’Ivoire), Aymen ABDENNOUR (Tunisia), Mohamed MEFTAH (Algeria).
- Midfielders - Andre AYEW (Ghana), Yaya TOURE (Cote d’Ivoire), Sadio MANE (Senegal), Yacine BRAHIMI (Algeria).
- Forwards - Mbwana Aly SAMATTA (Tanzania), Pierre-Emerrick AUBAMEYANG (Gabon), Baghdad BOUNEDJAH (Algeria).
Substitutes
- Djigui DIARRA (Mali)
- Azubuike OKECHUKWU (Nigeria)
- Kelechi NWAKALI (Nigeria)
- Zinedine FERHAT (Algeria)
- Adama TRAORE (Mali)
- Victor OSIMHEN (Nigeria)
- Kermit ERASMUS (South Africa)
Below are all the videos of the electrifying performances of the artistes from the star-studded event;