Copper Queens skipper Barbra Banda has been nominated for the CAF Women’s player of the year alongside compatriot Rachel Kundananji.
Banda has been fantastic for her club Orlando Pride leading them to the NWSL shield and Play offs Final.
Banda has contributed 19 goals (16 regular season, 3 play offs ) and seven assists (6 regular season, 1 play offs ) in the Pride’s record breaking season.
Kundananji also helped Bay FC qualify to the plays offs after helping them to a 7th place finish in their first NWSL season.
Banda and Kundananji also helped the Copper Queens qualify to WAFCON and the Olympics.
Banda went on to score her third hat-trick at the Olympics to become the first player to do so in Women’s Olympic Football History.
Banda is the favourite for the accolade but faces stiff competition from Malawian forwards, The Chabinga sister, Temwa and Tabitha.
Meanwhile Goalkeeper Catherine Musonda has also made the ten nominee shortlist for the goalkeeper of the year with Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie being the favourite.
The Copper Queens have been nominated for the National Women’s team of the year alongside Morocco and Morocco U-20.
Nigeria U-17, Nigeria U20 and Nigeria senior Women’s team have all been nominated. Others are Kenya U17 , Cameroon U20, Malawi and South Africa.
The CAF Awards 2024 will be held on 16 December 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco.
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 & Captains of Member Associations, as well as clubs participating in the group stages of CAF Interclub competitions.
The CAF Awards 2024 cover the period between January 2024 and October 2024.
Full List of Nominees (in alphabetical order by Member Association):
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)
