Norwich defender Sebastien Bassong has been named the club's player of the season after his debut season at Carrow Road.

The Cameroon international joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur at the start of the season and has made 35 appearances for Chris Hughton's men, the fourth most in the squad.

Bassong, who has scored three times and made two assists this season, edged out teammates Robert Snodgrass and Bradley Johnson into second and third place respectively to earn the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy.

Snodgrass made the most club appearances this season for the club in his debut season with 39, while he is also joint top scorer alongside Grant Holt.

Mbabane Swallows’ fiery winger Tony ‘TT’ Tsabedze went home on Wednesday night E16 500 richer after being named the MTN League Player of the Year.

The prestigious award, which was won by his Swallows teammate Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa last season, carries a prize of E11 000. The gifted forward also took home two Player of the Month awards. The Player of the Month award carries a sum of E2 750. He was named the best player for the month for August and October.

The soft spoken and media shy player immediately dedicated the award to his teammates and noted that anyone of them could have easily won it.

Ghana trio Mubarak Wakaso, Mohammed Rabiu and Fatau Dauda have been nominated for the Black Stars Most Valuable Player Award. 

The winner will be announced at the second National Player Awards Night slated for 21 June in Accra.

The three players were exceptional for the national team at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when the Black Stars finish fourth.

Espanyol midfielder Wakaso will pick up the top scorer award for the Black Stars category after banging in seven goals-including the four at the Nations Cup-in 16 matches under review.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Ligue 1 side Saint Etienne was announced winner of the 2013 edition of the Marc-Vivien Foe Prize on Wednesday in France.

The 23-year-old Gabon international striker scored 209 points to beat Cameroonian defender Nicolas Nkoulou, who raked 81 points and Burkina Faso’s Jonathan Pitroipa, 35.

Eleven candidates were shortlisted for the award, with 68 sport journalists participating in the final vote.

Aubameyang has scored 19 goals in 34 matches to sit behind the Ligue 1’s current top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovich, who has netted 27.

Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has been named as the Clydesdale Bank Young Player of the Season.

The Kenyan, in his second year with the Scottish champions, failed to win a monthly award in the league this campaign but has been recognised for his consistent performances across the campaign.

Wanyama joins Motherwell boss Stuart McCall and Hibernian's Leigh Griffiths in winning the annual awards, with the latter pair having been named as Manager and Player of the Season respectively.

Also nominated for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award, the 21-year-old lost out to Griffiths in the union's prize.

Nigeria defender Danny Shittu has been voted Millwall Player of the Season with compatriot Fred Onyedinma Millwall top schoolboy star.

Shittu was the clear favourite to win the award and did so by a landslide, 44% of total votes ahead of David Forde (23%) and James Henry (12%), who came second and third, respectively.

After he received his trophy, Shittu told the club's official site: "I am truly honoured. When you hear the way people talk about you, despite only playing a few games for the club, it means so much.

"To know that you can work hard to achieve what you want at a club, and to have people who pay to watch you and appreciate what you do in support, is so important for a footballer."

The Marc-Vivien Foe award, with the name of the former Cameroonian footballer who died in June 2003 at the Confederations Cup and rewarding since 3 years the best African player in Ligue 1 has announced its nominees for the 2013 edition.

Tunisia aligns three players; Aymen Abdennour (Tunisia, Toulouse FC), Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia, Bastia) and Saber Khelifa (Tunisia, Evian Thonon Gaillard). It is the largest contingent of nominees. Togo will count on the goalkeeper Kossi Agassa and the midfielder Romao Alaixys to win the title.

The favorites for the 2013 edition are undoubtedly the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , author of 17 goals in Ligue 1 and the Cameroonian Nkoulou Nicolas of Marseille. Both players enjoyed a good season and are in the running for a place on the European stage next season.

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan received his  Golden Shoe award on Friday night for leading the scorers charts in all Arabian Leagues last season. 

The Al Ain striker scored 21 goals in 22 matches, 0.954 goals per match, in the 2011-2012 season to emerge winner of the prestigious accolade.

His tally was more than second-placed Ahmed Hayel who was crowned top scorer in the Jordanian top flight with 18 goals in 22 games.

Nasser Al Shemrani of Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia and Simos of Al Ahli share the third position with each scoring 21 goals in 26 matches.

Gyan becomes the first Ghanaian to win the award and the 33rd recipient of the prestigious prize since it was initiated in the 1979-1980 season.

Andre Ayew pipped his younger brother Jordan to win the Olympique Marseille Player of the Month award for January.

The 23-year-old polled 55% of the total votes cast by Les Olympians fans while Jordan amassed 24% and striker Andre-Pierre Gignac came finished third with 21%.

Andre's two goals scored last month in French Ligue 1 matches against Montpellier and Stade Rennes were enough to earn him the accolade.

He scored twice in January in the games against Montpellier and Stade Rennes.

The Ghana international made a slow start to the season due to a shoulder surgery he underwent at the back end of last term.

Burkina Faso's talisman Jonathan Pitroipa has been named best player of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

However, it was champions Nigeria who got the lion's share tonight as Emmanuel Emenike won the Golden Boot after scoring four goals and Victor Moses scooped the Fair player Award.

Coach Stephen Keshi also matched the record of late Egyptian manager Mahmoud El-Gohary, who was the only man to win the tournament as a player and coach.

The goal of Tunisia's Youssef Msakni against Algeria in the first round was voted best goal of the tournament.