CAF Women’s Awards: Oshoala Tops List of Every Winner Since 2001, Kgatlana Named in Full List

• The CAF Women's Player of the Year is the biggest female individual award in African football
• Asisat Oshoala, Thembi Kgatlana, and Barbra Banda were the finalists for the 2023 edition
• The CAF Women's Award winners list highlights the best female African players dating back to 2001

The CAF Women's Awards is rated as the biggest individual award when it comes to female African football and is a top prize every player wants to win.

The 2023 edition was a fierce competition between Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala, Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana, and Zambian striker Barbra Banda.

The Barcelona Femeni striker has now won the last three editions of the award after being named the winner in Morocco.

CAF Women's Player of the Year past winners

CAF inaugurated the Women's Player of the Year awards in 2001, with Super Falcons legend Mercy Akide winning the first edition.

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Oshoala holds the record for the most wins, having won the prestigious continental football award in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023, according to a report by Punch.

Sports Brief takes a look at the past winners, and the year they won the award:

2023: Asisat Oshoala

2022: Asisat Oshoala

2021: N/A

2020: N/A

2019: Asisat Oshoala

2018: Thembi Kgatlana

2017: Asisat Oshoala

2016: Asisat Oshoala

2015: Gaelle Enganamouit

2014: Asisat Oshoala

2013: N/A

2012: Genoveva Anonmam

2011: Perpetua Nkwocha

2010: Perpetua Nkwocha

2009: N/A

2008: Noko Matlou

2007: Cynthia Uwak

2006: Cynthia Uwak

2005: Perpetua Nkwocha

2004: Perpetua Nkwocha

2003: Adjoa Bayor

2002: Alberta Sackey

2001: Mercy Akide

Oshoala won the 2023 edition due to her performances for Barcelona Femeni in the Spanish League and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

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Sports Brief also previously compiled a report on all the winners from the 2023 CAF Awards on Monday night, with Osimhen taking the top men's prize.

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Nigeria was the biggest winner of the event, with the West African nation claiming numerous individual and team prizes at the awards in Marrakesh.

South African international, Percy Tau was also among the big winners on the night as he claimed the CAF Interclub Player of the Year (men's category), according to iDiskiTimes.