CAF Awards 2024: Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie & others nominated for major honours

• Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, and Flourish Sebastine have been nominated for CAF awards.
• Super Falcons, Falconets, Flamingos, and Edo Queens shortlisted for CAF National and Club of the Year awards.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled its nominees for the 2024 Women's Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and other categories, with Nigerian stars Rasheedat Ajibade, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, and Flourish Sebastine making the cut.

Ajibade and Nnadozie will vie for the prestigious Women's Player of the Year award alongside notable contenders, including South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana and Jermaine Seoposenwe, Zambia's Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji, alongside Malawi's Tabitha Chawinga and Temwa Chawinga.

Nnadozie, meanwhile, has also been nominated for the Goalkeeper of the Year award, facing stiff competition from international teammate Monle Oyono, as well as Cameroon's Cathy Biya and South Africa's Andile Dlamini.

The Falconets duo of Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Flourish Sebastine has been recognized for their impressive performances at the 2024 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, earning nominations for the Young Player of the Year award.

Nigeria's coaching talents have also received acknowledgment, with Bankole Olowookere (Flamingos) and Christopher Danjuma (Falconets) nominated for the Coach of the Year award, alongside Edo Queens boss Moses Adukwu.

The Super Falcons, Falconets, and Flamingos have been shortlisted for the National Team of the Year award, while Edo Queens, who impressed in the Women's Champions League, are in contention for the Club of the Year award. Edo Queens' Emem Essien and Monle Oyono have also been nominated for the Interclub Player of the Year awar

The winners of each category will be determined through votes from a diverse panel, including the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, and the Head Coaches & Captains of Member Associations, as well as clubs participating in the group stages of CAF Interclub competitions.

 

Full List of Nominees for the 2024 CAF awards (Women)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR 

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 de 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)

 

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)