The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled the list of nominees for the women’s categories for the #CAFAwards24, as the much anticipated awards ceremony edges closer.
The CAF Awards 2024 will be held on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Top (10) players have been shortlisted for the coveted CAF Women’s Player of the Year award, ranging from world-class footballers plying their trade both on the continent as well as abroad.
The list of nominess for the CAF Women’s Player of the Year crown that is currently held by Asisat Oshoala, includes:
Sandrine Niyonkuru (Burundi / FC Masar),
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi / Olympique Lyonnais),
Temwa Chawinga (Malawi / Kansas City),
Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR),
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC),
Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria / Atletico Madrid),
Jermaine Seoposenwe (South Africa / Monterrey),
Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa / Tigres UANL),
Barbara Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride),
Racheal Kundananji (Zambia / Bay FC)
Goalkeeper of the Year
Cathy Biya (Cameroon / Eclair)
Fideline Ngoy (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)
Habiba Sabry (Egypt / FC Masar)
Fatima El Jebraoui (Morocco / Wydad Athletic Club)
Khadija Er-Rmichi Morocco / AS FAR)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)
Monle Oyono (Nigeria / Edo Queens)
Andile Dlamini (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Thandeka Ngcobo (South Africa / University of the Western Cape)
Catherine Musonda (Zambia / Indeni Roses)
(This award is for players in African clubs).
Interclub Player of the Year
Sandrine Niyonkuru (Burundi / FC Masar)
Merveille Nanguji (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)
Lacho Flora Marta (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)
Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)
Khadija Er-Rmichi Morocco / AS FAR)
Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)
Emem Essien (Nigeria / Edo Queens)
Monle Oyono (Nigeria / Edo Queens)
Amogelang Motau (University of the Western Cape)
Shadia Nankya (Uganda /FC Masar)
Young Player of the Year
Cathy Biya (Cameroon / Eclair)
Naomi Eto (Cameroon / Amazone FAP)
Habiba Sabry (Egypt /FC Masar)
Stella Nyamekye (Ghana / Dreamz Ladies)
Valerie Nekesa (Kenya / Madira Girls)
Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)
Lina Mokhtar Jamai (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)
Chiamaka Okuchukwu (Nigeria / Rivers Angels)
Flourish Sabastine (Nigeria / Stade de Reims)
Nthabiseng Majiya (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)
Coach of the Year
Hassan Balla Abdousalami (Cameroon U-20)
Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
Ahmed Ramadan (FC Masar)
Mildred Cheche (Kenya U-17)
Mohamed Amine Alioua (AS FAR)
Bankole Olowookere (Nigeria U-17)
Chris Danjuma (Nigeria U-20)
Moses Adukwu (Edo Queens)
Mbayang Thiam (Aigles de la Medina)
Thinasonke Mbuli (University of the Western Cape)
National Team of the Year
Cameroon U-20
Kenya U-17
Malawi
Morocco
Morocco U-20
Nigeria
Nigeria U-17
Nigeria U-20
South Africa
Zambia
Club of the Year
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
FC Masar (Egypt)
CBE (Ethiopia)
AS FAR (Morocco)
Edo Queens (Nigeria)
Aigles de la Medina (Senegal)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
University of the Western Cape (South Africa)
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