2024 CAF Awards: Super Falcons shortlisted for National Team of the Year

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior women’s national team has been shortlisted for the women’s national team of the year ahead of this year’s CAF Awards.

The Super Falcons, under coach Randy Waldrum, returned to the women’s football tournament of the Olympics for the first time since 2008 ahead of African champions, South Africa.

The team bowed out in the group stage in gallant fashion facing powerhouses Brazil, Spain, and Japan.

The team remained the top-ranked women’s football team on the FIFA rankings since its introduction and maintained its position.

The nine-time African champions will jostle with four other national teams for the award.

Cameroon women’s U-20 team, Morocco women’s national team, and Zambia, which also made it to the Olympics, made the shortlist.

Reigning African champions, South Africa completes the list of five women’s football teams shortlisted for the award.

Morocco is hosting the CAF awards this month after staging the last edition.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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