AFCON 2013: Awards for Pitroipa, Msankni, Emenike and Moses

By Arinze Ude Burkina Faso midfielder Jonathan Pitroipa was voted 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament after his side lost the final 1-0 to Nigeria on Sunday. Tunisian Youssef Msakni took the Nissan Goal of the Tournament award for his curling effort against Algeria. Despite scoring the same number of goals as Ghana’s Mubarak Wakaso, Nigerian Emmanuel Emenike won the Pepsi Top Scorer prize because of his superior number of assists. Victor Moses was awarded the Samsung Fair Play honour.   2013 AFCON team of the tournament is as follows: Goalkeeper:       Vincent Enyeama (NIG) Defenders:          Bakary Koné (BFA), Nando Maria Neves (CPV), Efe Ambrose (NIG) Midfielders:       Jonathan Pitroipa (BFA), Wakaso Mubarak (GHA), Seydou Keita (MLI), John Obi Mikel (NIG), Victor Moses (NIG) Forwards:            Asamoah Gyan (GHA), Emmanuel Emenike (NIG)