2023 AFCON: Full List of Awardees as Nigeria's Captain Becomes Best Player of The Tournament
- The Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been named the best player of the 2023 AFCON tournament
- Ekong has been instrumental to the Super Eagles' success, and he scored a header in the first half against Cote d'Ivoire in the final
- He was honoured alongside seven other awardees by CAF at the end of the match between Nigeria and host Cote d'Ivoire
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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - William Troost Ekong, the Super Eagles captain, has been crowned the best player of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday, February 11.
Ekong played a pivotal role in guiding the Super Eagles from the initial stages to the final of the competition. During the final match against the host nation, Cote d'Ivoire, he demonstrated his prowess by scoring the opening goal with a header.
Despite the early success, the joy was short-lived as Franck Kessie and Sebastian Haller managed to overturn the lead.
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2023 AFCON: Eight CAF awards
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized the 34th edition of the AFCON.
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The tournament, closely monitored by Legit.ng, concluded on a disappointing note for Nigeria with a 2-1 defeat.
Below is the full list of the awardees:
Ecobank Best Goalkeeper
Ronwen Williams – South Africa
Air Côte d'Ivoire Fair Play Team award
South Africa
Puma Golden Boot winner
Emilio Nsue – Equatorial Guinea (5 goals)
Puma Silver Boot winner
Gelson Dala – Angola (4 goals)
Puma Bronze boot winner
Mostafa Mohamed – Egypt (4 goals)
TotalEnergies Man of the competition
William Troost-Ekong – Nigeria
Best Young Player award
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
Best Coach award
Emerse Faé – Ivory Coast
AFCON 2023: Nigeria vs Cote d'Ivoire
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Nigeria defeated Cote d'Ivoire in the group stage of the tournament. The host, however, managed to qualify as one of the best losers.
Despite starting the competition on a poor note, the host country went on to win the tournament.
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2023 AFCON: How Tinubu celebrated Ekong's goal
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu was seen in a video celebrating William Troost Ekong's goal against the Elephant of Cote d'Ivoire.
The president was viewing the match with some officials in the presidential villa at the banquet hall in the state house.
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