Nnadozie, Oshoala to battle South Africans for CAF Player of the Year Award

Chiamaka Nnadozie is one in every of 4 Nigerian WNT Gamers nominated for the CAF Participant of the 12 months.

Nnadozie is the one goalkeeper on the listing of 30 gamers introduced, Wednesday, on CAF’s official social media pages.

Present Participant of the yr Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna Kalu are the opposite Nigerian’s shortlisted.

Oshoala completed final season as the highest scorer within the Primera División Femenina de Fútbol final season and received the league title with FC Barcelona Femeni.

In the meantime, Nnadozie was voted revelation of the season in France on the Trophées UNFP du soccer awards.

The 21 year-old loved a stellar season with Paris FC and in addition secured a UEFA Ladies’s Champions League spot.

Nevertheless, the race for who turns into the following queen of African soccer might show a fierce battle between Nigeria and South Africa this time round.

Solely South Africa received extra nominations than Nigeria. Prime Stars together with Chrestinah Kgatlana, Linda Motlhalo, Refiloe Jane and Jermaine Seoposenwe are among the many names to look out for.

4 members of #TeamNigeria, together with holder @AsisatOshoala made the 30-woman shortlist for the @CAF_Online Ladies’s Participant of the 12 months 2022

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— NGSuper_Falcons (@NGSuper_Falcons) July 6, 2022

The Award ceremony shall be held on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco – one of many host cities of the continued Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations.