Asisat Oshoala and Perpetua Nkwocha have won the African Women's Footballer of the Year Award for a joint record four (4) times
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| Asisat Oshoala, Thembi Kgatlana, and Gaelle Eganamouit are all past winners of the African Women's Footballer of the Year Award given by CAF |
The CAF awards are back after a two-year hiatus, with the CAF Women's Player of the Year award and the CAF Men's Player of the Year award taking centre stage.
CAF has been handing out the Women's Footballer of the Year award since 2001. Pulse Sports Nigeria lists all women who have won the award.
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| Mercy Akide shone for the Super Falcons in the early 2000s' Pulse Nigeria |
Mercy Akide (Nigeria - 2001)
Nigeria's Super Falcons are Africa's most successful women's team, so it is not surprising that former star Mercy Akide is the first recipient of the CAF Women's Footballer of the Year award.
A 1999 and 2004 FIFA World All-Star, Akide was named the best Women's African player of 2001 after helping Nigerian win the 2000 Women Africa Cup of Nations. She also made her mark at the 1999 Women's World Cup. Akide remains one of the most popular females to play the beautiful game.
Alberta Sackey (Ghana - 2002)
Sackey is Ghana's first recipient of the award after picking up the prize in 2002. A member of Ghana's 1999 and 2003 World Cup teams, Sackey beat Nigeria's Akide, Stella Mbachu and Perpetua Nwkocha to the award after helping Ghana finish as runners-up at the 2002 WAFCON.
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| Alberta Sackey scored one of the greatest goals in the Women's World Cup and won the Women's Footballer of the Year Award in 2002 Pulse Nigeria |
Although Nigeria ended up as champions, Sackey was one of the players of the tournament. She scored four (4) goals, including the winner against Nigeria in the group stages. Sackey also scored Ghana's two goals at the 2003 Women's World Cup.
Adjoa Bayor (Ghana - 2003)
For the second consecutive year, the CAF's Women's player of the year went to a Ghanaian.
Adjoa Bayor was the recipient of the CAF Women's Player of the Year Award in 2003 after her exploits. She was part of the team that secured Africa's only win at the 2003 Women's World Cup.
Noko Matlou (South Africa - 2008)
Noko Matlou became South Africa's first winner of the CAF Women's Footballer of the Year Award, winning the prestigious prize in 2008.
She won the award after scoring six goals at WAFCON 2008, including a hat-trick in the semi-final against Cameroon.
Genoveva Anonman (Equatorial Guinea - 2012)
Genoveva Anonman is one of Africa's greatest female players due to her achievements with Equatorial Guinea. She was part of the Equatorial Guinean team that won the WAFCON in 2008 and 2012.
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| Genoveva Anonman was part of the Equatorial Guinea squad that won two WAFCONs Pulse Nigeria |
For her performance in the 2012 edition, Anonman won the CAF Women's Player of the Year award. She finished as the competition's top scorer with six goals, including a hat-trick against DR Congo.
Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa - 2018)
Thembi Kgatlana is the most recent non-Nigerian winner of the CAF Women's Footballer of the Year award after winning it for South Africa in 2018.
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| Bayana Bayana of South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana terrorised Nigeria at the 2018 WAFCON to win the player of the tournament award and the 2018 African Women's Footballer of the Year Award ece-auto-gen |
Kgatlana won the award following her heroics at the 2018 WAFCON. The 26-year-old was unplayable in the tournament, finishing as the competition's top scorer with five goals, including the winner against Nigeria in the group stage.
Although the Super Falcons gained their revenge in the final via penalties, Kgatlana was named the best player of the tournament.
Cynthia Uwak (Nigeria - 2006, 2007)
Cynthia Uwak is the second Nigerian to win the African Women's Footballer of the Year Award back-to-back, winning it in 2006 and 2007. Uwak is one of Nigeria's best female players, representing Nigeria at the 2007 World Cup and 2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Cynthia Uwak is one of the early stars of the Super Falcons and won two (2) African Footballer of the Year Awards Pulse Nigeria |
She scored Nigeria's only goal at the 2007 World Cup and was the second-highest goal scorer at the 2006 WAFCON, with six goals.
Source: Pulse.ng
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