African Women's Footballer of the Year

See also: African Footballer of the Year

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.[1][2][3] The award was given out for the first time in 2001.

Winners

Year Player Country
2025 Ghizlane Chebbak  Morocco[4]
2024 Barbra Banda  Zambia[5]
2023 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria
2022 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria[6]
2021 not awarded —
2020 not awarded —
2019 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria
2018 Thembi Kgatlana  South Africa
2017 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria[7]
2016 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria[8]
2015 Gaëlle Enganamouit  Cameroon[9]
2014 Asisat Oshoala  Nigeria[10][11]
2013 not awarded —[12]
2012 Genoveva Añonma  Equatorial Guinea[13]
2011 Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria[14]
2010 Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria[15]
2009 not awarded —[16]
2008 Noko Matlou  South Africa[17]
2007 Cynthia Uwak  Nigeria[18]
2006 Cynthia Uwak  Nigeria[19]
2005 Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria[20]
2004 Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria[20]
2003 Adjoa Bayor  Ghana[20][21]
2002 Alberta Sackey  Ghana[20]
2001 Mercy Akide  Nigeria[22]

Multiple winners

* Players in bold are currently active

Player Winner
Asisat Oshoala 6
Perpetua Nkwocha 4
Cynthia Uwak 2

Awards won by nationality

Nation Winners
 Nigeria 13
 Ghana 2
 South Africa 2
 Cameroon 1
 Equatorial Guinea 1
 Zambia 1
 Morocco 1

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Oshoala wins record fifth African Player of the Year award". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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  9. ^ "AUBAMEYANG, SAMATTA RULE AFRICA". CAF. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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  11. ^ "Yaya Toure wins fourth African Player of the Year title in a row". BBC Sport. 8 January 2015.
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  16. ^ "2009 CAF awards". CAF. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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  18. ^ "2007 CAF awards". CAF. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  19. ^ "2006 CAF awards". CAF. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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  21. ^ "FIFA.com – Player to Watch: Adjoa Bayor". 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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