African Women's Footballer of the Year

See also: African Footballer of the Year

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.

Record six time winner: Asisat Oshoala

Four time winner: Perpetua Nkwocha

Winners

Year	Player	Country
2025	Ghizlane Chebbak	Morocco [4]
2024	Barbra Banda	Zambia [5]
2023	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria
2022	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria [6]
2021	not awarded	—
2020	not awarded	—
2019	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria
2018	Thembi Kgatlana	South Africa
2017	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria [7]
2016	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria [8]
2015	Gaëlle Enganamouit	Cameroon [9]
2014	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria [10] [11]
2013	not awarded	— [12]
2012	Genoveva Añonma	Equatorial Guinea [13]
2011	Perpetua Nkwocha	Nigeria [14]
2010	Perpetua Nkwocha	Nigeria [15]
2009	not awarded	— [16]
2008	Noko Matlou	South Africa [17]
2007	Cynthia Uwak	Nigeria [18]
2006	Cynthia Uwak	Nigeria [19]
2005	Perpetua Nkwocha	Nigeria [20]
2004	Perpetua Nkwocha	Nigeria [20]
2003	Adjoa Bayor	Ghana [20] [21]
2002	Alberta Sackey	Ghana [20]
2001	Mercy Akide	Nigeria [22]

Multiple winners

^{* Players in bold are currently active}

Player	Winner
Asisat Oshoala	6
Perpetua Nkwocha	4
Cynthia Uwak	2

Awards won by nationality

Nation	Winners
Nigeria	13
Ghana	2
South Africa	2
Cameroon	1
Equatorial Guinea	1
Zambia	1
Morocco	1

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women

References

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