It’s fantastic to see the Africa Top Awards 2013 being launched for the second year, allowing fans to vote for their favorite athletes across various categories. Here’s a brief overview of the nominated categories and athletes:
African Sportsman of the Year:
Daryl Impey (Cycling/South Africa)
Anthony Obame (Taekwondo, Gabon)
Carlos Morais (Basketball/Angola)
Didier Drogba (Football, Ivory Coast)
Samuel Eto’o (Football, Cameroon)
Yaya Touré (Football, Ivory Coast)
Wilson Kipsang (Athletics/Kenya)
Natnael Berhane (Cycling/Eritrea)
Ezékiel Kemboi (Athletics/Kenya)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Football, Gabon)
African Sportswoman of the Year:
Tirunesh Dibaba (Athletics, Ethiopia)
Isabelle Sambou (Wrestling, Senegal)
Naceesela Mauricio (Basketball/Angola)
Blessing Okagbare (Athletics/Nigeria)
Meseret Defar (Athletics/Ethiopia)
Nadir Manuel (Basketball/Angola)
Murielle Ahouré (Athletics, Ivory Coast)
Aya Traoré (Basketball/Senegal)
Genevova Anonma (Football/Equatorial Guinea)
Amantle Montsho (Athletics/Botswana)
African Footballer of the Year:
Jonathan Pitroipa (Football/Burkina Faso)
Samuel Eto’O (CAM / Anhzhi)
Emmanuel Emenike (Football/Nigeria)
Mohamed Abou Treika (Football/Egypt)
Trésor Mputu (Football/DR Congo)
Alaixys Romao (football/Togo)
Didier Drogba (CIV/Chelsea, Shanghai)
Asamoah Gyan (Football/Ghana)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB/Saint-Etienne)
Yaya Touré (CIV/Manchester City)
African Female Player of the Year:
Christine Mani (Cameroon)
Janine Van Wyk (South Africa)
Genevova Anonman (Equatorial Guinea / Potsdam)
Portia Modise (South Africa / Palace super falcons)
Noko Matlou (South Africa / University of Johannesburg)
Nadège Koffi (Ivory Coast)
Ebere Orji (Nigeria)
Perpetua Nkwocha (Nigeria / Sunnana)
Adrienne Iven Mihamle (Cameroon / Serbia)
Korka Fall (Senegal)
Best African Club:
Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)
CA Bizertin (Tunisia)
Stade Malien (Mali)
Coton Sport Garoua (Cameroon)
Entente Sétif (Algeria)
Al Ahly Cairo (Egypt)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
Saint George (Ethiopia)
TP Mazembé (Congo)
Best Coach of the Year:
Stephen Keshi (Nigeria)
Roger de Sa (Orlando Pirates/South Africa)
Paul Put (Burkina Faso)
Ruud Krol (CS Sfaxien/Tunisia)
Sebastien Desabre (Coton Sport/Cameroon)
Sewnet Bishaw (Ethiopia)
Hervé Renard (Zambia)
Kwesi Appiah (Ghana)
Vahid Halilhodzic (Algeria)
Patrice Carteron (TP Mazembe/DR Congo)
Best Federation of the Year:
Football Burkina
Basket Angola
Athlé Kenya
Cycling Eritrea
Rugby Kenya
Basket Senegal
Wrestling Senegal
Football Ghana
Football Ivory Coast
Rugby South Africa
Best Hope of the Year:
Neidy Ocuane (Basketball U16 / Mozambique)
Djeneba Ndiaye (Basketball U16 / Mali)
Solange Irène Bognini (Basketball U16 / Ivory Coast)
Karim Achachbar (Football U17 / Morocco)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Football U17/Nigeria)
Franck Bagnack (Football/Barcelona/Cameroon)
Moses Odjer (Football U20/Ghana)
Yacine Diop (Basketball, Senegal)
Océane Ganiero (Karate, Benin)
Bnou Ben Marzouk (football/Morocco)
Best Communicant on Social Networks:
Samuel Eto’o (Foot/Cameroon)
PE Aubameyang (Foot/Gabon)
Andre Ayew (Foot/Ghana)
Yaya Touré (Foot/CI)
Serge Gakpé (foot/ Togo)
Issa Cissokho (Football/Senegal)
Emmanuel Frimpong (Football/Ghana)
Kolo Touré (football/CI)
Cameron van der Burgh (Swimming/South Africa)
Luc Mbah a Moute (Basketball/Cameroon)
The 2012 African Failure:
Participation in the Francophonie Games
Points lost on the green carpet in the qualifiers
Elections at Fecafoot
Elimination of Egypt at the World Cup
Algeria-Egypt TV piracy
Fans are encouraged to vote and participate in this celebration of African sports excellence!
