Rasheedat Ajibade and Esther Okoronkwo have been nominated
for the 2025 Confederation of African Football (CAF) women’s player of the year
award.
The Super Falcons duo are named in the 10-player list of
nominees released by CAF on Friday.
Other footballers on the list include the Zambian duo of
Barbara Banda and Racheal Kundananji, as well as Tabitha Chawinga and Temwa
Chawinga from Malawi.
The rest are Morocco’s Sanaa Mssoudy and Ghizlane Chebbak,
Portia Boakye of Ghana and Mame Diop of Senegal.
Chiamaka Nnadozie is nominated for the Goalkeeper of the
Year prize. The 24-year-old won the award for two consecutive years.
Two Nigerian sides are nominated for the national team of
the award. The Super Falcons and the Flamingos make the shortlist.
Nigeria’s Moshood Shakirat is nominated for the women’s Best
Young Player prize.
Bankole Olowookere of the Falmingos and Justine Madu of
Falcons are also named contenders for the women’s best coach prize.
The 2025 CAF award gala will be held in Marrakech, Morocco.
The date of the ceremony is yet to be announced.
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