Super Falcons Youngster Bags CAF Award Nomination for Young Player of the Year

• Gift Monday has been nominated for the Women’s Young Player of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• The Super Falcons forward was also nominated for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year following her brilliant performances for Rivers Angels
• Monday Gift is presently with the Super Falcons team in the ongoing Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco as the team seeks to win a 10th continental title

Nigeria’s young football sensation, Gift Monday has bagged two nominations in the forthcoming CAF awards slated to hold on the 21st of July 2022.

The Super Falcons forward has been nominated for the Women’s Young Player of the Year by the Confederation of African Football after a brilliant year under review.

Gift Monday will contest for the Young Player of the award against 9 other African female stars as CAF announced the nominees for the awards Soccernet reports.

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The 20-year-old striker was also nominated for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year to cap a remarkable year for the Super Falcons forward.

The Rivers Angels attacker is currently in the Super Falcons team for the ongoing 2022 Women’s Cup of Nations where Nigeria bids to win the tournament for a record 10th time.

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Meanwhile, Super Falcons coach, Randy Waldrum is still feeling upbeat about Nigeria’s chances of retaining the Women’s Cup of Nations title despite their opening game loss to South Africa.

Waldrum stated that despite the defeat, the Super Falcons were in good spirits and that they planned to start over and correct all of their errors Premium Times reports.

Nigeria suffered a 1-2 loss to Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Monday, July 4 in their Group C opening game of the 2022 WAFCON.

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Super Falcons star ruled out of AWCON 2022

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala will no longer take part in the ongoing Africa Women’s Cup of Nations after she sustained an injury in Nigeria’s opening match against South Africa.

Oshoala was far from impressive as Banyana Banyana won the tie 2-1, and now she has been ruled out of the rest of the tournament.

The 27-year-old suffered an injury in the second half of the encounter and was immediately replaced by Francisca Ordega in the 82nd minute.