Super Falcons duo Rasheedat Ajibade and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been nominated for the 2024 CAF Women’s Player of the Year award.
Nnadozie and Ajibade are among the 10-player shortlist unveiled on CAF’s X handle on 20th of November 2024.
Other players who made the list are Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji of Zambia, Jermaine Seoposenwe and Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa, Sanaa Mssoudy of Morocco, Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga and Sandrine Niyonkuru of Burundi.
Nnadozie is also in the running for the Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year category alongside nine other nominees.
For the Women’s Young Player of the Year nominees, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Flourish Sabastine have been shortlisted.
In the Interclub Player of the Year for women, Edo Queens players Emem Essien and Monle Oyono will battle with other players.
Also, Edo Queens are in the race for the Club of the Year category and will hope to beat the likes of Mamelodi Sundowns, AS Far, TP Mazembe and FC Masar for the award.
Meanwhile, three Nigerians coaches; Chris Danjuma , Bankole Olowookere and Moses Aduku are in the running for the 2024 CAF Men’s Coach of the Year.
Danjuma guided the Falconets to the Round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
They were eliminated by the United States of America in the quarter-final.
Olowookere was in charge of the Flamingos at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
They were eliminated by the United States of America in the quarter-final.
Aduku won the Nigeria Women’s Football League title with Edo Queens.
He also guided the Nigerians champions to first position at the WAFU B Women’s Championship in Abidjan.
The award ceremony will be held on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco.
