Copper Queens boss Bruce Mwape is in with a big chance to lift the CAF coach of the year for Women.
Mwape has enjoyed a brilliant with the Zambia Women’s national team since 2018.
Mwape led the team to the 2022 AWCON where he made history with the team helping them to qualify to their maiden World Cup after storming the semifinals for the very first time.
Mwape will face serious Competition from Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies boss Jerry Tshabalala who led his team to both the COSAFA Women’s Champions regional qualifier and the TotalEnergies Women’s Champions League last year.
Morocco boss Reynald Pedros and Banyana Banyana boss Desiree Ellis are also in the running for the accolade.
Skipper of the side at the AWCON, Grace Chanda has also made the top three for the Best CAF Women’s Player of the Year Award, alongside Ajara Nchout Njoya of Cameroon and FC Barcelona and Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala who has won the award four times.
Chanda who is based in Kazakhstan has captained the Copper Queens to their first FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance at the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), scoring two goals and picking up two Woman of the Match awards in matches against Togo and South Africa.
In the men’s category, Senegal star Sadio Mané is expected to win the award ahead of Mohamed Salah and teammate Edouard Mendy who is a new comer in the three-men list.
The Awards will be held in Rabat, Morocco on Thursday, 21st July 2022 at 21h00 CAT. (19h00 GMT).
Full list of top 3 nominees (in alphabetical order);
Player of the Year (Women)
Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt)
Player of the Year (Men)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal & Chelsea)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Bayern Munich)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Bambanani Mbanie (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Achraf Dari (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
Aliou Dieng (Mali & Al Ahly)
Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt & Al Ahly)
Young Player of the Year (Women)
Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies)
Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies/Alvaldsnes)
Yasmine Zouhir (Morocco & AS Saint-Etienne)
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia & Manchester United)
Karim Konate (Cote d’Ivoire & ASEC/RB Salzburg)
Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal & Tottenham Hotspur)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Bruce Mwape (Zambia)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Jerry Tshabalala (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Reynald Pedros (Morocco)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Aliou Cisse (Senegal)
Carlos Queiroz (Egypt)
Walid Regragui (Wydad Athletic Club)
Club of the Year (Women)
AS FAR (Morocco)
Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Club of the Year (Men)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
RS Berkane (Morocco)
Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
National Team of the Year (Men)
Cameroon
Egypt
Senegal
Goal of the Year
Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi & Orlando Pirates)
Pape Ousmane Sakho (Senegal & Simba)
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Morocco & Wydad Athletic Club)
