CAF Awards 2023: Organisers announce the nominees in Women's category

The body governing football in Africa, CAF has announced the nominees for various awards that are up for grab in the women's category.

The ceremony is slated to be hosted in Morocco, December 11, 2023 which is the same day for the Men's award. This award is organised every year in a bid to celebrate everyone who has put the Women's football in the faces of people on the continent and around the world.

Here are the nominees in different categories ahead of the award ceremony;

CAF Player of the Year ( Women) 2023 Nominees

(1) Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon, Internazionale Milano)

(2) Evelyn Badu (Ghana, Avaldnes)

( 3) Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi, Paris Saint-Germain)

( 4) Temwa Chawinga (Malawi, Wuhan Jiangda)

( 5) Anissa Lahmari (Morocco, Levante Las Planas)

( 6) Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco, AS FAR)

(7) Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco, AS FAR)

(8) Ibtissam Jraidi (Morocco, AS FAR/Al Ahli)

( 9) Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco, AS FAR)

( 10) Zenatha Coleman (Namibia, Fenerbahce)

( 11) Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)

(12) Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC)

( 13) Christy Ucheibe (Nigeria, Benfica)

(14) Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria, Alaves/Pachuca)

(15) Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria, Atletico Madrid)

(16) Toni Payne (Nigeria, Sevilla)

( 17 )Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria, Tigres/Racing Louisville)

(18) Ndeye Awa Diakhaté (Senegal, Olympique de Marseille)

( 19) Andile Dlamini (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)

(20) Hilda Magaia (South Africa, Sejong Sportstoto)

( 21) Jermaine Seoposenwe (South Africa, Juarez/Monterrey)

( 22) Linda Motlhalo (South Africa, Glasgow City)

(23 ) Refiloe Jane (South Africa, Sassuolo)

(24 ) Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa, Racing Louisville)

(25 ) Afi Sabine Woedikou (Togo, Strasbourg/Nantes)

(26) Sabrina Ellouzi (Tunisia, Excelsior)

(27) Fazila Ikwaput (Uganda, Kampala Queens)

(28) Barbara Banda (Zambia, Shanghai Shengli)

(29) Grace Chanda (Zambia, Madrid CFF)

(30) Rachael Kundananji (Zambia, Madrid CFF)

Inter club Player of the Year ( Women) 2023 Nominees

(1) Refilwe Tholakele ( Botswana)

(2) N' Guessan Nagede Koffi ( Cote d'Ivoire)

(3) Elena Oyana ( Equatorial Guinea

(4) Comfort Yeboah ( Ghana)

(5) Tracy Twum ( Ghana)

(6) Oumou Kone ( Mali)

(7) Aziza Rabbah ( Morocco)

(8) Fatima Tagnaout ( Morocco)

(9) Ghizlane Chebbak ( Morocco)

(10) Lebohang Ramalepe ( South Africa)

Young Player of the Year ( Women ) 2023 Nominees

(1) Comfort Yeboah ( Ghana)

(2) Mary Ampohsah ( Ghana)

(3) Nesryne El Chad ( Morocco)

(4) Deborah Abiodun ( Nigeria)

(5) Oluwatosin Demehin ( Nigeria)

(6) Hapsatou Diallo ( Senegal)

(7) Thubelihle Shamase ( South Africa)

(8) Winifreda Gerald ( Tanzania)

(9) Fauzia Najjemba ( Uganda)

(10) Esther Ajakaye ( Nigeria)

Goalkeeper of the Year ( Women) 2023 Nominees

(1) Ange Bawou ( Cameroon)

(2) Dolores Masongo ( Equatorial Guinea)

(3) Imane Abdelhahad ( Morocco)

(4) Khadijah ER-Rmichi ( Morocco)

(5) Chiamaka Nnadozie ( Nigeria)

(6) Andile Dlamini ( South Africa)

(7) Kaylin Smart ( South Africa)

(8) Najiat Abass Idrisa ( Tanzania)

(9) Catherine Musonda ( Zambia)

(10) Cynthia Shongwe ( Zimbabwe )

Coach of the Year ( Women)

(1) Nana Joe Adarkwa ( Apmen Darkoa)

(2) Lovemore Fazili ( Malawi)

(3) Mehdi El Qaichouri ( SC Casablanca)

(4) Mohamed Amine ( Asfar)

(5) Reynald Pedros ( Morocco)

(6) Randy Waldrum ( Nigeria)

(7) Moussa Cisse ( Senegal)

(8) Desiree Ellis ( South Africa)

(9) Jerry Tshabalala ( Mamelodi Sundows)

(10) Esther Chamruma ( JFT Queens)

National team of the Year ( Women)

(1) Morocco
(2) Nigeria
(3) Burkina Faso
(4) Burundi
(5) Ghana
(6) Malawi
(7) Senegal
(8) South Africa
(9) Zambia
(10) Tanzania

Nominees for Women's Club of the year

(1) Athletico FC D' Abidjan ( Cote d'Ivoire)

(2) Huracanes ( Equatorial Guinea)

(3) Ampem Darkoa Ladies ( Ghana)

(4) AS Mande ( Mali)

(5) AS Far ( Morocco )

(6) SC Casablanca ( Morocco)

(7) Mamelodi Sundows ( South Africa)

(8) JFT Queen ( Tanzania)