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CAF host successful 2019 Awards

Botswana Football Association congratulate the Confederation of African Football on hosting a successful CAF 2019 Awards. And congratulations to all the winners:

African Player of the Year
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)

African Interclubs Player of the Year
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)

African Youth Player of the Year
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)

African Men’s Coach of the Year
Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)

African Men’s National Team of the Year
Algeria

African Women’s Player of the Year
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

African Women’s Coach of the Year
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

African Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon

Best FA Award
Egypt

Goal of the Year
Riyad Mahrez (vs Nigeria at AFCON 2019)

African Club President of the Year award
Moise Katumbi (TP Mazembe)

Special Award
Kodjovi Obilale, a former Togo goalkeeper who was injured in a terrorist attack on the team’s bus in 2010.

Africa Best XI:
Andre Onana, Achraf Hakimi, Kalidou Koulibaly, Joel Matip, Serge Aurier, Riyad Mahrez, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Hakim Ziyech, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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Intermediate Referees Course Concludes Today

GABORONE: Botswana Football Association (BFA) through its technical department (Referees Department) held an Intermediate Referees Course closing ceremony. The course commenced on the 18th of March and ended today (22 March 2024).

A total of 37 participants from 9 regions took part in the course. The aim of the course is to bring regional referees up to the national level (first division).

The course was specifically organized for match officials from the southern and western blocks and was led by two local instructors, technical instructor Dintwa Dintwa and physical instructor Arone Masilo.

Congratulations to all the referees who successfully completed the Course!  It’s great to see the dedication and passion for football officiating in Botswana.

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