Oshoala, Alozie, Ohale, and Ajibade make CAF Team of the Year and Falcons best national side
Nigeria’s Super Falcons have won the National Team of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards.
The nine-time African champions beat the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco and Banyana Banyana of South Africa to the award.
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Ibrahim Gusau, picked up the award on behalf of the team.
The Super Falcons are currently the highest-ranked team on the continent.
Meanwhile, Falconets forward Chiamaka Okwuchukwu missed out on the Women’s Young Player of the Year award.
But the Super Falcons quartet, Michelle Alozie, Osinachi Ohale, Rasheedat Ajibade and Asisat Oshoala have been included in the CAF FIFPro Best XI for 2024.
The selection was announced at the CAF Awards 2024 in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night.
Alozie was picked as the best right-back, while Ohale was selected as one of the two centre-backs.
Atletico Madrid star, Rasheedat Ajibade was one of the midfielders on the Best XI.
Oshoala, who currently plays for NWSL outfit Bay FC was listed in an attacking role alongside Zambia’s Barbara Banda.
African champions South Africa and Morocco also have players in the selection.
