Asisat Oshoala: Super Falcons star makes final 3 for 2017 African Women Player of the Year award

The 23-year-old had an impressive year in her debut season in China with Dalian Quanjian.

Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has made the final three nominees for the 2017 African Women’s Player of the Year award.

Oshoala was initially included in the four-woman list of nominees before the Confederation of African Football (CAF) cut it down to the final three on Monday, December 18.

The Nigeria international makes the three nominations alongside Chrestina Kgatlana (South Africa and UWC Ladies) and Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene (Cameroon and CSKA Moscow).

 

The winner of the award will be announced at the Awards Gala which will hold on Thursday, January 4 in Accra, Ghana.

The 23-year-old had an impressive year in her debut season in China with Dalian Quanjian.

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Debut season in China

The Nigeria international who is the current holder of the award scored 12 goals for Dalian Quanjian in the Chinese Women’s Super League. She was voted the best striker in the league.

 

She also helped Dalian Quanjian to the Chinese Super Cup title, scoring a brace in a 5-3 win in the final over Shangai.

A win for the Nigerian star will make it the third time in four years she will be winning the award and one less than Super Falcons legend Perpetual Nkwocha who won it four times.

 

In a related development, the Falconets, Nigeria women's national under-20 football also made the final three nominees for the Women’s National Team of the Year by CAF.

They have been nominated alongside Ghana U-20 and South Africa.

 

The winners will be decided by votes from the members of the CAF Technical & Development Committee, CAF Media Experts Panel and Independent Media and TV Consultants.