30-year-old William Ekong, the centre-back for Super League Greece club PAOK and captains the Nigeria national team,m received recognition from Total Energies despite the Super Eagles’ loss against the Elephants.
He was awarded after the match and also recognized for being the highest-scoring defender in the history of the AFCON. He got that with 5 goals and surpasses Steven Keshi who had held the title with 4 goals to his arsenal.
William Troost-Ekong wins the AFCON Player of the Tournament award 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/ezivFBx5Ha
— Naija (@Naija_PR) February 11, 2024
Here is a list of other award winners at AFCON 2023;
Total Energies Man of the Competition
William Troost-Ekong
Ecobank Best Goalkeeper
Ronwen Williams – South Africa (5 clean sheets)
Puma Golden Boot winner
Emilio Nsue – Equatorial Guinea (5 goals)
Air Côte d’Ivoire Fair Play Team
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana
Best Young Player award
Simon Adingra – Ivory Coast
Best Coach award
Emerse Faé – Ivory Coast
Puma Bronze boot winner
Mostafa Mohamed – Egypt (4 goals)
Puma Silver Boot winner
Gelson Dala – Angola (4 goals)
