CAF Women’s Player of the Year: Nigeria has produced 13 winners since 2001, more than all other countries combined

Nigeria remains the country with the most overall winners.
Three Nigerian players — Asisat Oshoala (6), Perpetua Nkwocha (4), and Cynthia Uwak (2) — have won the award more than once.
Outside Nigeria, only Ghana, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon have produced winners, showing limited spread beyond Nigeria in the first two decades.
In recent years, the award has become more competitive, with new winners emerging from Morocco, Zambia, and South Africa, signaling a noticeable shift away from long-standing Nigerian dominance.

The CAF Women’s Player of the Year category was introduced in 2001, marking a defining moment in the recognition of women’s football on the continent. From its earliest years, the award reflected Nigeria's extraordinary dominance. This dominance was driven by standout players who won not once, but multiple times. Asisat Oshoala emerged as the award’s most decorated figure with six wins, followed by Perpetua Nkwocha with four and Cynthia Uwak with two. Their collective achievements created a sustained era of Nigerian superiority that shaped the award’s identity for more than two decades. Beyond Nigeria’s core, only South Africa and Ghana secured two wins each, while Morocco, Zambia, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea each recorded one win.

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