Hosny Abd Rabou named the player of Ghana 2008

Egypt's success at the Africa Cup of Nations stretched into awards with Hosny Abd Rabou named the player of the tournament by the Caf technical team.

The award was announced at a press conference after the final played at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium on Sunday. Egypt beat Cameroon 1-0 to land a record sixth continental title.Hosny scored four goals in the tournament along with teammates Mohammed Abouterika, who was voted man of the match in the final, Amre Zaki and Angola' s Alberto Mateus Manucho.

Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o won the top scorer's award thanks to the five goals he scored in the group stages, just like he did in Egypt two years ago.

The Cameroon striker also broke the 38-year-old record of 14 goals previously held by Ivory Coast's Laurent Pokou.

Eto'o is the record holder with 16 goals in five tournaments. Ghana 2008 also set the record for the highest number of goals scored in a single tournament - 99. The previous record was 93 set at Burkina Faso '98.

Cameroon's Alexandre Song was voted young player of the tournament while Egyptian striker Mohammed Zidan's goal against Cameroon during the group stages was voted best goal. Geremi Njitap won the Samsung Fair Play award of the tournament.

The Caf technical committee also named the best tournament X1.

The team is predictably dominated by champions Egypt, who boast five players. Losing finalists Cameroon and second runners-up Ghana have two players each, with Cote d' Ivoire and Angola taking the last slots.

MTN best player

Hosny Rabou ( Egypt )

MTN young player

Alexandre Song (Cameroon )

MTN best goal

Mohammed Zidan (Egypt)

Top scorer

Samuel Eto'o ( Cameroon )

Samsung Fair Play Award

Geremi Njitap ( Cameroon)

Ghana 2008 Best XI

Essam El Hadary (Egypt)

Geremi Njitap (Cameroon)

Wael Gomaa (Egypt)

Michael Essien (Ghana)

Sulley Muntari (Ghana)

Yaya Touré (C. d'Ivoire )

Alexandre Song (Cameroon)

Hosny Abd Rabou (Egypt)

M. Aboutreika (Egypt)

Amr Zaky (Egypt)

Manucho (Angola)

Substitutes

Richard Kingson (Ghana)

Hany Saïd (Egypt)

Ahmed Fathy (Egypt )

Frej Saber (Tunisia )Stephane Mbia (Cameroon)

Didier Drogba (Cote I'voire)

Kader Keita (Cote I'voire)