:star: Akide :star:
She was named the first-ever African Women's Footballer of the Year after her six goals in the African championship in South Africa last year.
Full awards from the first ever CAF African soccer awards that took place on May 22nd:
AFRICAN CLUB OF THE CENTURY - NSC Al Ahly (Egypt)
BEST YOUNG TALENT - Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
AFRICAN COACH OF THE YEAR - J. Attaquayefio (Hearts, Ghana)
AFRICAN FAIR PLAY AWARD - Nigeria
BEST GOAL OF THE YEAR - Thabo Mngomeni (South Africa)
BEST SAVE OF THE YEAR - Khalid Fouhami (Morocco)
AFRICAN TEAM OF THE YEAR - Cameeroon's Olympic team
AFRICAN TEAM OF THE CENTURY - Cameroon
WOMEN'S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - Mercy Akide (Nigeria)
CAF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
In addition to the BEST AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
2000 award which went to Patrick Mboma of Cameroon
AFRICAN SPECIAL RECOGNISITION AWARD - Somalia
BEST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AWARD - Mathare United (Kenya)
She was named the first-ever African Women's Footballer of the Year after her six goals in the African championship in South Africa last year.
Full awards from the first ever CAF African soccer awards that took place on May 22nd:
AFRICAN CLUB OF THE CENTURY - NSC Al Ahly (Egypt)
BEST YOUNG TALENT - Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
AFRICAN COACH OF THE YEAR - J. Attaquayefio (Hearts, Ghana)
AFRICAN FAIR PLAY AWARD - Nigeria
BEST GOAL OF THE YEAR - Thabo Mngomeni (South Africa)
BEST SAVE OF THE YEAR - Khalid Fouhami (Morocco)
AFRICAN TEAM OF THE YEAR - Cameeroon's Olympic team
AFRICAN TEAM OF THE CENTURY - Cameroon
WOMEN'S FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR - Mercy Akide (Nigeria)
CAF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
In addition to the BEST AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
2000 award which went to Patrick Mboma of Cameroon
AFRICAN SPECIAL RECOGNISITION AWARD - Somalia
BEST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AWARD - Mathare United (Kenya)