Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Falcons stars Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie have made the 10-woman shortlist for the 2023 Africa Women’s Footballer of the Year award released on Monday evening.
Oshoala, current holder, is in contention for her sixth CAF award while Nnadozie, whose blistering performances at the 2023 World Cup and Women’s Champions League saw the Falcons reach the Round of 16 and also helped her team, Paris FC reach the UEFA Women’s Champions League Group Stage, is gunning for the award for the first time.
Other nominees include three Moroccan players, three South Africa players, one each of Zambia and Cameroon players.
Oshoala won the award in 2014, 3016, 2017, 2019 and 2022 making her the first player to win the award a record five times
CAF will announce the winner of the prestigious individual accolade during her 2023 Awards Gala scheduled for 11 December 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco.
The full list:
Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon, Internazionale Milano)
Anissa Lahmari (Morocco, Levante Las Planas)
Fatima Tagnaout (Morocco, AS FAR)
Ghizlaine Chebbak (Morocco, AS FAR)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria, Barcelona)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria, Paris FC)
Andile Dlamini (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns)
Hilda Magaia (South Africa, Sejong Sportstoto)
Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa, Racing Louisville)
Barbara Banda (Zambia, Shanghai Shengli)
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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