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You're referring to the maiden edition of the African Football Awards!

According to reports, the nominees for the maiden edition of the African Football Awards, which took place in 2022, were:

Best Player of the Year:

  1. Sadio Mané (Senegal and Bayern Munich)
  2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
  3. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City)
  4. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
  5. Édouard Mendy (Senegal and Chelsea)

Best Goalkeeper of the Year:

  1. Edouard Mendy (Senegal and Chelsea)
  2. Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Sevilla)
  3. André Onana (Cameroon and Inter Milan)
  4. Willy Caballero (Argentina and Chelsea)
  5. Seny Dieng (Senegal and Queens Park Rangers)

Best Forward of the Year:

  1. Sadio Mané (Senegal and Bayern Munich)
  2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
  3. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria and Manchester City)
  4. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria and Napoli)
  5. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria and Villarreal)

Best Midfielder of the Year:

  1. Thomas Partey (Ghana and Arsenal)
  2. Naby Keïta (Guinea and Liverpool)
  3. Mohamed Elneny (Egypt and Beşiktaş)
  4. Hakim Ziyech (Morocco and Chelsea)
  5. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal and Everton)

Best Defender of the Year:

  1. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal and Napoli)
  2. Aymeric Laporte (France and Manchester City)
  3. Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands and Liverpool)
  4. Rúben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City)
  5. Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast and Tottenham Hotspur)

Best Young Player of the Year:

  1. Jamal Musiala (Germany and Bayern Munich)
  2. Eduardo Camavinga (France and Rennes)
  3. Jamal Lewis (Wales and Norwich City)
  4. Faitout Maouassa (France and Reims)
  5. Lassana Coulibaly (Mali and Eintracht Frankfurt)

Best Coach of the Year:

  1. Thomas Tuchel (Germany and Chelsea)
  2. Jürgen Klopp (Germany and Liverpool)
  3. Pep Guardiola (Spain and Manchester City)
  4. Carlo Ancelotti (Italy and Real Madrid)
  5. Didier Deschamps (France and France national team)

Best Team of the Year:

  1. Bayern Munich (Germany)
  2. Liverpool (England)
  3. Manchester City (England)
  4. Chelsea (England)
  5. Real Madrid (Spain)

Please note that these are the reported nominees and winners, and the actual awards may have varied.