FULL LIST: Ajibade, Okoronkwo Nominated For CAF Women’s Player Of The Year

Rasheedat Ajibade, the captain of Nigeria, and Esther Okoronkwo, the star forward, have been chosen for the CAF African Women Player of the Year Award.

On Wednesday, the 2025 CAF Awards – Women’s Categories nominees were announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The award honors the outstanding African women’s football players from the previous year.

Nigeria won its 10th WAFCON title in July thanks to Ajibade and Okoronkwo’s contributions.

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The prestigious CAF Awards ceremony will be honored at the venue after the announcement is made, honoring players, coaches, and teams that have made significant contributions between January 6 and October 2025.

The shortlist, according to CAF, includes 10 nominees for each category based on their performance in both domestic and continental competitions.

A panel of experts, which included members of the CAF Technical &amp, Development Committee, experienced coaches, CAF Legends, and select media representatives, chose the nominees.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR WOMEN

Nominees:

Portia Boakye (Hapoel Petah Tikva/Ghana)
Tabitha Chawinga (OL Lyonnes/Malawi)
Temwa Chawinga (Malawi/Kansas City)
Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco/Al Hilal)
Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco/AS FAR)
Esther Okoronkwo (Nigeria/FC Toronto)
Rasheedat Ajibade (Paris Saint-Germain/Nigeria)
(RC Strasbourg) Mama Diop
Barbra Banda (Zambia/Orlando Pride)
Rachael Kundananji (Bay FC/Zambia)

WOMEN’S GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR

Nominees: 

Chloe N’Gazi (Olympique de Marseille)
Sedilame Boseja (Botswana/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Fideline Ndoy (TP Mazembe/DRC)
Habiba Emad (FC Masar/Egypt)
(Ghana/Swieqi United) Cynthia Konlan
Fatoumata Karantao (Mali/USFAS Bamako)
Khadija Er-Rmichi (Morocco/AS FAR)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria/Brighton & Hove Albion)
Adji Ndiaye (AS Bambey/Senegal)
Andile Dlamini (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

WOMEN’S INTERCLUB PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Nominees: 

Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Botswana/Gaborone United)

Botswana/Gaborone United Maungo Maponga

Ami Diallo (Cote d’Ivoire/ASEC Mimosas)

Habibou Ouedraogo (Cote d’Ivoire/ASEC Mimosas)

Ana Maria Nchama (15 de Agosto) (Equatorial Guinea)

Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco/AS FAR)

Doha El Madani (Morocco/AS FAR)

Oumou Koné (Mali/USFAS Bamako)

Bambanani Mbane (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)

Jamila Rajab (JKT Queens/Tanzania)

WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR

Nominees: 

Adelaide Koudougnon (Côte d’Ivoire U-17)
Siaka Gigi Traoré (Côte d’Ivoire/ASEC Mimosas)
Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe/Morocco)
Genoveva Anonma (15 de Agosto) (Equatorial Guinea)
Lars Kim (Ghana)
Moroccan Jorge Vilda
Bankole Olowookere ( Nigeria U-17)
Nigerian Justin Madugu
South African Desiree Ellis
Carol Kanyemba (Zambia, Under-17)

WOMEN’S YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Nominees:

Habiba Essam (Al Ahly/Egypt)

Habiba Sabry (FC Masar/Egypt)

Stella Nyamekye (Fort Lauderdale United/Ghana)

Doha El Madani (Morocco/AS FAR)

Shakirat Abidemi Moshood (Bayelsa Queens/Nigeria)

Adji Ndiaye (AS Bambey/Senegal)

Esther Maseke Marwa (JKT Queens/Tanzania)

Winfrida Gerald (JKT Queens/Tanzania)

Mercy Chipasula (Mighty Wanderers/Zambia)

Ruth Mukoma (Zesco United/Zambia)

WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR

Nominees:

Cameroon U-17

Côte d’Ivoire U-17

Ghana

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Nigeria U-17

South Africa

Tanzania

Zambia U-17

WOMEN’S CLUB OF THE YEAR

Nominees:

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