Banyana Banyana and Thembi Kgatlana have made the top three of the Women’s National Team of the Year and Women’s Player of the Year awards respectively.

The national team will go head-to-head with the Ghana and Nigeria U20 teams for the Women’s National Team of the Year Award, while Kgatlana will battle it out with Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala and Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene of Cameroon for the Women’s Player of the Year award.

Banyana received their nomination after lifting the Cosafa Women’s Championship in Zimbabwe in September, where they went unbeaten throughout the whole tournament, while Kgatlana was voted Player of the Tournament following her impressive performances.

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

The Awards Gala will take place on 4 January 2018 in Accra, Ghana.  

Here is the full list of nominees:

Women’s Player of the Year

Thembi Kgatlana – (South Africa & UWC Ladies)

Asisat Oshoala – (Nigeria & Dalian Quanjian)

Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene – (Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)

Women’s National Team of the Year

Banyana Banyana

Ghana U20

Nigeria U20

Club of the Year:

TP Mazembe

Al Ahly

Wydad Casablanca

Men’s National Team of the Year:

Cameroon

Egypt

Nigeria

Coach of the Year:

Gernot Rohr – (Nigeria)

Hector Cuper – (Egypt)

Hussein Amotta – (Wydad Casablanca)

Youth Player of the Year:

Krepin Diatta – (Senegal)

Patson Daka – (Zambia)

Salam Giddou – (Mali)

African player of the Year:

Mohamed Salah – (Liverpool, Egypt)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – (Borussia Dortmund, Gabon)

Sadio Mane – (Liverpool, Senegal)