Bassogog wins top Afcon award

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  • Post published:February 6, 2017

Cameroon forward Christian Bassogog has been named the Total Man of the Competition, the prize given to the Most Valuable Player of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.

The 21-year was instrumental to Cameroon winning their fifth Afcon title following their 2-1 victory over Egypt in the final at the Stade de l’Amitie in Libreville

The Cameroon forward was named the best player of the competition by the CAF Technical and Study Group following his exploits for the Indomitable Lions throughout the competition.

Meanwhile, DR Congo forward Junior Kabanga finished as the top goal scorer of the tournament after scoring three goals in the competition.

Here is the full list of honours:

Total Man of the Competition: Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)

Total Man of the Final Match: Benjamin Moukandjo (Cameroon)

Fair Play prize: Egypt

Top Scorer: Junior Kabananga (DR Congo) – 3 goals

CAF Team of the tournament:

Goalkeeper: Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon)

Defenders: Modou Kara MBODJI (Senegal), Ahmed HEGAZY (Egypt), Michael NGADEU (Cameroon)

Modou Kara Mbodji (Senegal), Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt), Michael Ngadeu (Cameroon)

Midfielders:

Charles Kabore (Burkina Faso), Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso), Christian Atsu (Ghana), Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Forwards:

Christian Bassogog (Cameroon), Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)

Image: CAF website