List of Super Falcons and Nigerians nominated for 2026 CAF Women’s Awards

The Confederation of African Football has announced the nominees for the 2026 CAF Women’s Awards.

The list, shared on the football body’s social media on Tuesday, includes 10 players from various African countries. They are nominated in three categories: Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and Goalkeeper of the Year.

In the tweet, they also mentioned that 10 other countries were nominated for the National Team of the Year award.

Edo Queens goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma is nominated for the Goalkeeper of the Year award.

Also, Seimeyeha Akekoromowei from Benfica and Falconets, along with Oluwakemi Adegbuyi from Robo Queens and Flamingos, are up for Young Player of the Year.

Nigeria is also on the list for the National Team of the Year award.

But sadly, none of Nigeria’s players made the shortlist for the Player of the Year category.

The winners will be announced at the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony on Monday, December 7, 2026, in Lagos State.

Among the Player of the Year nominees is Malawi's Temwa Chawinga, who made it to the top 10 women’s 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings.

Cameroon’s Michaely Bihina is nominated for both Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year. Senegal’s Adji Ndiaye is nominated for both Goalkeeper of the Year and Young Player of the Year.

Cabo Verde is the only National Team of the Year nominee without a player on the shortlist in any of the other categories.

Here are the nominees for the 2026 CAF Women’s Awards:

Player of the Year nominees:

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 nominees:

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 nominees:

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 nominees:

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

In November 2025, PUNCH Online reported that the Super Falcons won the women’s team of the year. Brighton’s goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, won the Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) for the third time in a row.