Nigeria enter three out of di four women award categories wey Confederation of African Football announce on Tuesday, 3 November. Super Falcons dey among di national teams wey get nomination, while three Nigerian footballers dey goalkeeper and young-player lists. Di announcement name people wey dey contest; e no name winners.
Christiana Uzoma na Nigeria nominee for Women’s Goalkeeper of di Year. Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi get nomination for Women’s Young Player of di Year. Each of those lists get ten names, so di two Nigerian forwards dey compete for di same category; dem no nominate dem for separate prizes.
Di national-team list put Nigeria alongside Algeria, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Morocco and South Africa. Award for team dey different from nomination for individual player. So Nigeria place for that category no mean say Nigerian don win di main individual award or say national team don get new match result.
No Nigerian dey di ten-player Women’s Player of di Year list wey dem announce on Tuesday. Di group include Malawi Tabitha Chawinga and Temwa Chawinga, South Africa Thembi Kgatlana and Zambia Barbra Banda. Cameroon Michaely Bihina dey both di main player and goalkeeper categories, while Senegal Adji Ndiaye dey goalkeeper and young-player categories.
Punch and Daily Post report say dem schedule di award ceremony for Monday, 7 December, for Lagos. Na event wey still dey ahead; dem never hold di award presentation. Di published lists confirm Nigerian nominations for di three categories, but di announcement no give reason to call any nominee di final winner.
Wetin e mean for you. Nigerian fans fit follow three different award contests: Super Falcons for team of di year, Uzoma for goalkeeper, and Akekoromowei and Adegbuyi for young player. If you dey share headline to celebrate, include di category and say na nomination. Shortlist recognise person wey dey contest, but e no be trophy, and this announcement no confirm say any nominee go attend di ceremony.