7 Super Falcons up for CAF Women’s player of the year award

Seven Nigeria Tremendous Falcons gamers have been nominated for the 2023 Confederation of African Soccer Girls’s participant of the yr award, Nigeriasoccernet.com reviews.

Within the announcement of the 30-woman nominees made on Tuesday featured strikers five-time winner, Asisat Oshoala of Barcelona, Rasheedat Ajibade of Athletico De Madrid, Uchenna Kanu of Racing Louisville, Chiamaka Nnadozie of Paris FC.

Others are defender, Christy Ucheibe of Benfica, Osinachi Ohale of Pachuca Tuzas and Sevilla’s Toni Payne.

The Nigerian septet will compete in opposition to different high stars from throughout the continent which embrace Cameroon’s Ajara Njoya, South Africa duo of Refiloe Jane and Thembi Kgatlana, Zambia’s Barbara Banda and Senegal’s Ndeye Diakhate.

Nnadozie is up for the goalkeeper of the yr award in opposition to Cameroon’s Ange Bawou, Morocco duo of Khadjiha Er-Rmichi and Imane Abdelahad, South Africa’s Andile Dlamnini and Tanzania’s Najiat Abass Idrissa additionally in rivalry.

Coach Randy Waldrum who led the Tremendous Falcons to the spherical of 16 in FIFA Girls’s World Cup additionally made the shortlist of the Coach of the yr award.

The younger participant of the yr award additionally has Falcons’ Deborah Abiodun (Nigeria, Pittsburg Panthers), Esther Opeyemi Ajakaye (Nigeria, Delta Queens) and Oluwatosin Demehin (Nigeria, Stade Reims).

The Tremendous Falcons are additionally in rivalry for the Crew of the 12 months Prize after a gallant exhibiting on the 2023 Girls’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.

The award ceremony will come will happen in Marrakech, Morocco on December 11, 2023.

Uche Dozie