The highly anticipated 2023 CAF Awards organized by the Confederation of African Football was finally held at the Movenpick Hotel in the central Moroccan city of Marrakech last night, December 11.

The ceremony saw big wins for Nigeria as Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen picked up the most coveted award ahead of Egypt forward, Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender, Achraf Hakimi.

Al Nassr forward, Sadio Mane won the last two editions but failed to make it to the final three finalists for this year's edition.

CAF inaugurated the new format of the awards in 1992, with Samuel Eto'o and Yaya Toure holding the record as respective four-time winners, according to a report by The Sporting News.

MyNigeria takes a look at the past winners, and the year they won the award:

2023 - Victor Osimhen

2022 - Sadio Mane

2019 - Sadio Mane

2018 - Mohamed Salah

2017 - Mohamed Salah

2016 - Riyad Mahrez

2015 - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

2014 - Yaya Toure

2013 - Yaya Toure

2012 - Yaya Toure

2011 - Yaya Toure

2010 - Samuel Eto'o

2009 - Didier Drogba

2008 - Emmanuel Adebayor

2007 - Frederic Kanoute

2006 - Didier Drogba

2005 - Samuel Eto'o

2004 - Samuel Eto'o

2003 - Samuel Eto'o

2002 - El Hadji Diouf

2001 - El Hadji Diouf

2000 - Patrick M'Boma

1999 - Nwankwo Kanu

1998 - Mustapha Hadji

1997 - Victor Ikpeba

1996 - Nwankwo Kanu

1995 - George Weah

1994 - Emmanuel Amunike

1992 - Abedi Pele