Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane has been named as the Best Club Coach in Africa for 2021 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

Mosimane was named best club coach after he guided the Egyptian giants Al Ahly to back-to-back Caf Champions League titles.

Meanwhile, South African referee Victor Gomes was named as the Best Referee in Africa, while Liverpool star Mohamed Salah clinched Caf Player of the Year and Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez won the Best Playmaker award.

The Caf Goalkeeper of the Year award went to Chelsea shotstopper Edouard Mendy, Algeria manager Djamel Belmadi walked away with the Best National Coach award, while Lassina Traore was named as the Best Young Player in Africa following his impressive exploits with Shakhtar in Ukraine.

Here is the list of IFFHS awards winners:

Best Men’s Player in CAF 2021

Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool)

Best Goalkeeper

Edouard MENDY (Senegal/Chelsea FC)

Best Club Coach

Pitso MOSIMANE (South Africa/Al Ahly SC)

Best National Coach

Djamel BELMADI (Algeria)

Best Playmaker

Riyad MAHREZ (Algeria/Manchester City FC)

Best Referee

Victor GOMES (South Africa)

Best Young Player (U20)

Lassina TRAORE (Burkina Faso/Shakhar Donetsk)