Audio By Carbonatix
Egypt head coach Hector Cuper has been named the African Coach of the Year for 2017 at the Aiteo CAF Awards in Accra, Ghana.
Cuper beat off stiff competition from Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr, and L'Hussein Amoutta, who won CAF Champions League with Wydad Athletic Club, to claim the individual accolade.
The Argentine tactician was the mastermind behind Egypt qualifying for their first FIFA World Cup since 1990. The Pharaohs finished top of qualifying group E ahead of the Black Stars.
Hector Cuper is Coach of the Year #aiteoCAFawards2017 pic.twitter.com/hYwoiW3pVl
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 4, 2018
Before that, he guided Egypt to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals but lost the trophy to Cameroon gaffer Hugo Broos, who was surprisingly not nominated for the award.
He becomes the first South American-born coach to win the award.
Latest Stories
-
GARID announces Dr Busia Highway traffic diversions for Kaneshie drainage project
1 minute -
Trump-backed Darline Graham wins Republican Senate primary in South Carolina
4 minutes -
Man City to make offer for ÂŁ120m-rated Fernandez
5 minutes -
14 newborn babies killed in hospital fire in Pakistan’s capital
5 minutes -
Frankfurt Airport malaria outbreak claims worker’s life as five others treated
6 minutes -
GARID to build 10m-wide underground drain in Kaneshie from September 7
7 minutes -
MTTD, AMA city guards to manage traffic during Kaneshie drainage works
10 minutes -
GARID announces Kaneshie traffic diversions as major drainage works begin on September 7
13 minutes -
TrafficTech cameras to target motorists speeding above 50km/h in school zones — Police
15 minutes -
“We may be down, but we are not out” — Boakye Agyarko vows to revive NPP as he files for National Chairman
17 minutes -
TrafficTech to reduce roadside encounters between police and motorists — Police
21 minutes -
Study links unofficial Ghana border crossings to documentation gaps, financial hardship
22 minutes -
TrafficTech to issue court notices to speeding motorists based on camera evidence — Police
23 minutes -
Tricycle, motorcycle operators face arrest after August deadline for reflective stickers
32 minutes -
Ambassador Quartey highlights Ghana’s sustainable cocoa sector at Cocoa Connect Seminar in Rimini
52 minutes