Nigeria’s girls’s soccer is poised for one more profitable outing on the 2024 CAF Awards, with a formidable 15 nominations throughout seven classes.
Nonetheless, the headline information this yr is the absence of Tremendous Falcons and Bay FC star, Asisat Oshoala from the nominees’ checklist—a primary in a decade.
The document six-time Girls’s Participant of the Yr winner won’t be defending her title.
Ajibade and Nnadozie lead the cost
Tremendous Falcons stars Chiamaka Nnadozie and Rasheedat Ajibade have been nominated for the Girls’s Participant of the Yr award. The duo, who have been additionally nominated final yr, will compete in opposition to notable names like South Africa’s Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia’s Barbra Banda.
Nnadozie’s stellar performances have additionally earned her a spot within the Goalkeeper of the Yr class, the place she is joined by Nigerian teammate Monle Oyono.
Ajibade and Nnadozie’s recognition displays their constant contributions at each membership and worldwide ranges, with Nnadozie notably standing out for her commanding shows between the posts for the Tremendous Falcons.
Rising Stars, groups and coaches acknowledged
Flamingos pair Chiamaka Okwuchukwu and Flourish Sabastine are in rivalry for the Younger Participant of the Yr award, because of their impactful performances on the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup.
On the teaching entrance, Bankole Olowookere and Christopher Danjuma have been shortlisted for Coach of the Yr for his or her exploits with the youth groups of Nigeria.
The Tremendous Falcons, Falconets, and Flamingos have additionally been nominated for Nationwide Workforce of the Yr, whereas Edo Queens made the Membership of the Yr shortlist following their robust run within the CAF Girls’s Champions League. Edo Queens stars Emem Essien and Monle Oyono additionally function within the Interclub Participant of the Yr class.
The CAF Awards ceremony will happen on December 16, 2024, in Marrakech, Morocco, the place Nigeria goals to take care of its dominance on the continental stage.
