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African Women's Footballer of the Year

Top women's football award in Africa

African Women's Footballer of the Year
Summary

Top women's football award in Africa

African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa's best female football player. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in December each year. Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala has won the award a record six times. The award was given out for the first time in 2001.

Record six time winner: Asisat Oshoala
Four time winner: Perpetua Nkwocha

Winners

YearPlayerCountry
2025Ghizlane Chebbak
2024Barbra Banda
2023Asisat Oshoala
2022Asisat Oshoala
2021not awarded—
2020not awarded—
2019Asisat Oshoala
2018Thembi Kgatlana
2017Asisat Oshoala
2016Asisat Oshoala
2015Gaëlle Enganamouit
2014Asisat Oshoala
2013not awarded—
2012Genoveva Añonma
2011Perpetua Nkwocha
2010Perpetua Nkwocha
2009not awarded—
2008Noko Matlou
2007Cynthia Uwak
2006Cynthia Uwak
2005Perpetua Nkwocha
2004Perpetua Nkwocha
2003Adjoa Bayor
2002Alberta Sackey
2001Mercy Akide

Multiple winners

  • Players in bold are currently active
PlayerWinner
Asisat Oshoala6
Perpetua Nkwocha4
Cynthia Uwak2

Awards won by nationality

NationWinners
13
2
2
1
1
1
1

References

References

  1. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Oshoala dedicates record fifth CAF Player of the Year to Nigeria's Super Falcons".
  2. "Asisat Oshoala wins fifth African Women's Player of the Year award {{!}} Goal.com".
  3. "Oshoala wins record fifth African Player of the Year award".
  4. Fadaili, Fatima-zohra. (2025-11-19). "2025 CAF Awards: Morocco's Ghizlane Chebbak Wins African Ballon d'Or".
  5. "Lookman, Banda and Williams are big winners at 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco".
  6. Oludare, Shina. (21 July 2022). "Asisat Oshoala wins fifth African Women's Player of the Year award".
  7. (5 January 2018). "Women"s Player of the Year – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)". BBC Sport.
  8. (5 January 2017). "Women"s Player of the Year – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)". Vanguard.
  9. (7 January 2016). "AUBAMEYANG, SAMATTA RULE AFRICA". CAF.
  10. (8 January 2015). "Women"s Player of the Year – Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria)". CAF.
  11. (8 January 2015). "Yaya Toure wins fourth African Player of the Year title in a row". BBC Sport.
  12. (9 January 2014). "Nigeria sweep four awards at Glo-CAF awards". CAF.
  13. (21 December 2012). "Genoveva Anonma is African Women's Player of the year". turbine-potsdam.de.
  14. (23 December 2011). "Ivorians steal show at CAF Awards 2011". CAF.
  15. (20 December 2010). "Perpetua Nkwocha: Women's footballer of the year". CAF.
  16. "2009 CAF awards". CAF.
  17. "2008 CAF awards". CAF.
  18. "2007 CAF awards". CAF.
  19. "2006 CAF awards". CAF.
  20. (25 August 2007). "FIFA.com – Player to Watch: Adjoa Bayor".
  21. "CAF's African Women Player of the Year 2002–2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  22. (13 January 2002). "Nigerian women battle barriers in elite sports". Yahoo!.
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