African Women's Footballer of the Year

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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.

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Record six time winner: Asisat Oshoala Asisat Oshoala 20190421 (cropped).jpg
Record six time winner: Asisat Oshoala
Four time winner: Perpetua Nkwocha Perpetua Nwocha.jpg
Four time winner: Perpetua Nkwocha

Winners

Multiple winners

* Players in bold are currently active

PlayerWinner
Asisat Oshoala 6
Perpetua Nkwocha 4
Cynthia Uwak 2

Awards won by nationality

NationWinners
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 13
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1

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