Cúper 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.
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.
Hector Cuper is Coach of the Year #aiteoCAFawards2017 pic.twitter.com/hYwoiW3pVl
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 4, 2018
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