Oshoala, three Falcons stars listed for CAF award

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Super Falcons quintet Asisat Oshoala, Rasheedat Ajibade, Uchenna Kanu, Monday Gift and Chiamaka Nnadozie have been shortlisted for these CAF awards, reports PUNCH Sports Extra.

Oshoala, Ajibade, Kanu and Nnadozie were shortlisted for Women's Player of the Year, while Monday made the shortlist in two categories: Best Young Player of the Year , alongside Flourish Sebastien of Edo Queens, and the continent's best interclubs player, with Maryann Ezenagu of Rivers Angels also nominated.

Monday was named the Nigerian top-flight player of the season and was also the top scorer last season. She was instrumental in the Bayelsa Queens league triumph and their qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.

The Women's Player of the Year list is made up of 30 women from 12 countries and South Africa leads the pack with six players.

Thembi Kgatlana, winner of the 2018 award, leads the stars of Banyana Banyana alongside Refiloe Jane, Linda Motlhalo, Andile Dlamini, Bambanani Mebane and Jermaine Seoposenwe.

Other players shortlisted for the award are Botswana trio Lesege Radakanyo, Refilwe Tholakele and Rukiya Bizmana, as well as Cameroonian quartet Ajara Njoya, Gabreille Ouguene, Jeanette Yango and Rose Bella.

Oshoala won the award for the fourth time in 2019, equaling the record of fellow Nigerian Perpetua Nkwocha.

For the Women's Club of the Year award, Rivers Angels were on the list of seven nominees, along with South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns, Ghana's Hasaacas, Morocco's AS FAR, Malabo Kings of Equatorial Guinea, Wadi Degla of Egypt and AS Mande of Mali.

PUNCH Sports Extra reported last week that Super Eagles winger Moses Simon was on the list of CAF Men's Player of the Year nominees.

The 2022 CAF awards will take place on July 21 in Rabat, Morocco.