FULL LIST: SUPER FALCONS, THREE NIGERIANS NOMINATED FOR 2026 CAF WOMEN’S AWARDS

Nigeria’s Super Falcons and three Nigerian players have been nominated for the 2026 CAF Women’s Awards, with winners set to be announced in Lagos on December 7.

Edo Queens goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma is shortlisted for Goalkeeper of the Year, while Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi are contenders for Young Player of the Year.

The Super Falcons are among 10 nominees for National Team of the Year. However, no Nigerian made the Women’s Player of the Year shortlist.

Malawi’s Temwa Chawinga and Zambia’s Barbra Banda are among those competing for the top individual honour.

Cameroon’s Michaely Bihina received nominations in both the player and goalkeeper categories, while Senegal’s Adji Ndiaye features in the goalkeeper and young player categories.

Here are the nominees across the four categories.

Player of the Year

1. Marine Dafeur — Algeria
2. Marie Ngah Manga — Cameroon
3. Michaely Bihina — Cameroon
4. Monique Ngock — Cameroon
5. Portia Boakye — Ghana
6. Tabitha Chawinga — Malawi
7. Temwa Chawinga — Malawi
8. Hanane Aït El Haj — Morocco
9. Thembi Kgatlana — South Africa
10. Barbra Banda — Zambia

Young Player of the Year

1. Romaine Gandonou — Benin
2. Maëva Nyadjou — Cameroon
3. Grace-Ruth Sery — Côte d’Ivoire
4. N’Sira Ouédraogo — Côte d’Ivoire
5. Rose Kadzere — Malawi
6. Kautar Azraf — Morocco
7. Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei — Nigeria
8. Oluwakemi Adegbuyi — Nigeria
9. Adji Ndiaye — Senegal
10. Winfrida Gerald — Tanzania

Goalkeeper of the Year

1. Chloe N’Gazi — Algeria
2. Michaely Bihina — Cameroon
3. Cynthia Konlan — Ghana
4. Mercy Sikelo — Malawi
5. Fatoumata Karantao — Mali
6. Khadija Er-Rmichi — Morocco
7. Christiana Uzoma — Nigeria
8. Adji Ndiaye — Senegal
9. Kaylin Swart — South Africa
10. Hazel Nali — Zambia

National Team of the Year

1. Algeria
2. Cabo Verde
3. Cameroon
4. Côte d’Ivoire
5. Ghana
6. Malawi
7. Mali
8. Morocco
9. Nigeria
10. South Africa