Super Falcons, Flamingos nominated for 2025 CAF Women’s National Team of the Year

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s national women’s football teams — the Super Falcons and the Flamingos — have both been nominated for the 2025 CAF Women’s National Team of the Year award.

The Super Falcons earned their place on the shortlist after clinching the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco, their record-extending 10th continental crown.

The victory reaffirmed Nigeria’s dominance in African women’s football, coming just months after their return to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games — their first appearance in 16 years.

Meanwhile, the Flamingos, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, received recognition following their successful qualification for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will also take place in Morocco later this month.

Both teams are among 10 nominees for the prestigious continental honour. The full list includes:

Cameroon U-17

Côte d’Ivoire U-17

Ghana

Mali

Morocco

South Africa

Tanzania

Zambia U-17

Nigeria’s Super Falcons

Nigeria’s Flamingos

The CAF Awards 2025 will celebrate the best performers across African football, highlighting the success and growth of women’s football on the continent.

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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