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African Women Footballer of the Year, an annual award for Africa's best female football player. It is awarded by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in December each year. Nigeria's Asisat Oshoala has won the award a record six times. The award was given out for the first time in 2001.

Winners

• 2001 – Mercy Akide, Nigeria
• 2002 – Alberta Sackey, Ghana
• 2003 – Adjoa Bayor, Ghana
• 2004 – Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
• 2005 – Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
• 2006 – Cynthia Uwak, Nigeria
• 2007 – Cynthia Uwak, Nigeria
• 2008 – Noko Matlou, South Africa
• 2009 – not awarded
• 2010 – Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
• 2011 – Perpetua Nkwocha, Nigeria
• 2012 – Genoveva Añonma, Equatorial Guinea
• 2013 – not awarded
• 2014– Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2015 – Gaëlle Enganamouit, Cameroon
• 2016 – Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2017 – Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2018 – Thembi Kgatlana, South Africa
• 2019 – Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2022 – Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2023 – Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria
• 2024 – Barbra Banda, Zambia

Multiple winners

Awards won by nationality

Nation	Winners
Nigeria	13
Ghana	2
South Africa	2
Cameroon	1
Equatorial Guinea	1
Zambia	1

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women

References

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2001: Akide 2002: Sackey 2003: Bayor 2004: Nkwocha 2005: Nkwocha 2006: Uwak 2007: Uwak 2008: Matlou 2009: not awarded 2010: Nkwocha 2011: Nkwocha 2012: Añonma 2013: not awarded 2014: Oshoala 2015: Enganamouit 2016: Oshoala 2017: Oshoala 2018: Kgatlana 2019: Oshoala 2020: not awarded 2021: not awarded 2022: Oshoala 2023: Oshoala 2024: Banda
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