Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Named African Women’s Player Of The Year
Super Falcons of Nigeria star forward Asisat Oshoala set a new record when she walked away with her fifth Women’s African Player of the Year award at the 2022 CAF Awards, for her outstanding performances in the 2021/2022 football season.
Oshoala now overtakes her compatriot Perpetua Nkwocha, to stand alone as a record five-time winner of the African Player of the Year accolade.
From Nigeria to the world. ✨
— #CAFAwards2022 (@CAF_Online) July 21, 2022
The awards were held at Morocco’s impressive Mohamed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Rabat and attended by a gathering of Africa’s top football personalities and football stars.
South Africa’s national women’s head coach Desiree Ellis was named Africa’s Coach of the Year in the women’s football category.
Ellis will lead Banyana Banyana into Saturday’s final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) against hosts Morocco.
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns FC were named Africa’s women’s Club of the Year after winning their domestic league and the inaugural Women’s Champions League in Egypt in 2021.
A season engraved in footballing history!
@SundownsLadies is named 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ Women’s Club of the Year!
Congratulations #CAFAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/2ClveMD3Tc
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Ghana’s Evelyn Badu scooped a double on the night as she won the women’s Interclub Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.
She led the Hasaacas Ladies all the way to the final of the inaugural Women’s Champions League and winning the tournament’s Golden Boot.
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Evelyn Badu is delighted to be named the Young Player of the Year (Women) #CAFAwards2022 | #EmpoweringOurGame https://t.co/5Dl8pEUPeA pic.twitter.com/496n7f1yJD
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The women’s National Team of the Year will be named after Saturday’s Women’s Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and South Africa at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.
The CAF 2022 Awards was attended by a gathering of Africa’s top football personalities and football stars.
The Full List of Winners (Women)
Player of the Year – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria and FC Barcelona)
Interclub Player of the Year – Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Young Player of the Year – Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Coach of the Year – Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Club of the Year – Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
National Team of the Year
Due to the absence of a major women’s competition during the period under review, the Organising Team for the CAF Awards 2022 has reviewed the selection process for this important category.
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco will be factored as one of the criterion in deciding a winner befitting of the status of the award and women’s football in general.
The winner will be announced on 23 July 2022 during the final match of the Women’s AFCON.
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