Junior Starlets, Cheche and Nekesa land CAF nominations ahead of Awards gala in Morocco

By CAF Online 

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the list of nominees for the women’s categories for the #CAFAwards24, as the much-anticipated awards ceremony edges closer.

The CAF Awards 2024 will be held on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco.

Top (10) players have been shortlisted for the coveted CAF Women’s Player of the Year award, ranging from world-class footballers plying their trade both on the continent as well as abroad.

Kenya national U17 women’s football team, head coach Mildred Cheche and Valerie have been nominated for Team of the Year, Coach of the Year and Young Player of the Year Awards respectively.

The side became the first Kenyan team to qualify for a FIFA tournament, after qualifying and taking part in the FIFA U17 World Cup in the Dominican Republic, recently.  

The winners of each category will be determined through votes from a diverse panel, including the CAF Technical Committee, media professionals, and the Head Coaches and Captains of Member Associations, as well as clubs participating in the group stages of CAF Interclub competitions.

Player of the Year

Sandrine Niyonkuru (Burundi / FC Masar)

Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi / Olympique Lyonnais)

Temwa Chawinga (Malawi / Kansas City)

Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)

Rasheedat Ajibade (Nigeria / Atletico Madrid)

Jermaine Seoposenwe (South Africa / Monterrey)

Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa / Tigres UANL)

Barbara Banda (Zambia / Orlando Pride)

Racheal Kundananji (Zambia / Bay FC)

Goalkeeper of the Year

Cathy Biya (Cameroon / Eclair)

Fideline Ngoy (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)

Habiba Sabry (Egypt / FC Masar)

Fatima El Jebraoui (Morocco / Wydad Athletic Club)

Khadija Er-Rmichi Morocco / AS FAR)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria / Paris FC)

Monle Oyono (Nigeria / Edo Queens)

Andile Dlamini (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

Thandeka Ngcobo (South Africa / University of the Western Cape)

Catherine Musonda (Zambia / Indeni Roses)

Interclub Player of the Year

Sandrine Niyonkuru (Burundi / FC Masar)

Merveille Nanguji (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)

Lacho Flora Marta (DR Congo / TP Mazembe)

Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)

Khadija Er-Rmichi Morocco / AS FAR)

Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR)

Emem Essien (Nigeria / Edo Queens)

Monle Oyono (Nigeria / Edo Queens)

Amogelang Motau (University of the Western Cape)

Shadia Nankya (Uganda /FC Masar)

Young Player of the Year

Cathy Biya (Cameroon / Eclair)

Naomi Eto (Cameroon / Amazone FAP)

Habiba Sabry (Egypt /FC Masar)

Stella Nyamekye (Ghana / Dreamz Ladies)

Valerie Nekesa (Kenya / Madira Girls)

Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR)

Lina Mokhtar Jamai (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain)

Chiamaka Okuchukwu (Nigeria / Rivers Angels)

Flourish Sabastine (Nigeria / Stade de Reims)

Nthabiseng Majiya (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns)

Coach of the Year

Hassan Balla Abdousalami (Cameroon U-20)

Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)

Ahmed Ramadan (FC Masar)

Mildred Cheche (Kenya U-17)

Mohamed Amine Alioua (AS FAR)

Bankole Olowookere (Nigeria U-17)

Chris Danjuma (Nigeria U-20)

Moses Adukwu (Edo Queens)

Mbayang Thiam (Aigles de la Medina)

Thinasonke Mbuli (University of the Western Cape)

National Team of the Year

Cameroon U-20

Kenya U-17

Malawi

Morocco

Morocco U-20

Nigeria

Nigeria U-17

Nigeria U-20

South Africa

Zambia

Club of the Year

TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

FC Masar (Egypt)

CBE (Ethiopia)

AS FAR (Morocco)

Edo Queens (Nigeria)

Aigles de la Medina (Senegal)

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

University of the Western Cape (South Africa)

The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024