Super Falcons stars Asisat Oshoala and Francisca Ordega will
battle Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa for the 2018 Women’s African
Player of the Year award after the Confederation of African Football
(CAF) announced the final three shortlist.
CAF on Tuesday, January 1 announced
the final three nominees for the award which the winner will be
announced at the Awards Gala on Tuesday, January 8 in Dakar, Senegal.
Reigning African Women’s Player of the Year,
Oshoala who has won the award three times is in position to win it again
after helping the Super Falcons to a third consecutive Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) title with three goals in the 2018 edition and her influential role for Dalian Quanjian who won the 2018 Chinese Women’s Super League title.
Ordega was arguably the best Super Falcons player in their AWCON 2018 triumph where she scored two goals. She also helped Atlético Madrid to Spanish Women’s league title in the year under review.
Francisca Ordega was Super Falcons’ best player in their 2018 AWCON title win in December
Kgatlana of South Africa was a finalist last
year and is another favourite to win the award after she was named the
Best Player at AWCON 2018. She also finished the highest goalscorer at
the tournament scoring five goals as South Africa impressed in their way
to the final where they lost to Nigeria.
Thembi Kgatlana of Bayana Bayana of South Africa was the best player of the AWCON 2018
The winners for the Women’s African Player of
the Year award will be decided by CAF Technical & Development
Committee, media experts, legends, coaches of the quarter-finalists of
the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, coaches and captains
of the national teams of the 54 Member Associations.