Ghanaian duo, Evelyn Badu and Doris Boaduwaa, has made the final shortlist in three categories of the 2022 CAF Awards to be staged in Morocco.

The two Hasaacas Ladies players have been nominated in the Player of the Year, the newly introduced Inter-Club Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year categories.

Boaduwaa and Badu will compete with eight other players for the Player of the Year award including Barcelona and Nigeria star Asisat Oshoala, Racing Louisville and South Africa's, Thembi Kgatlana and Bambanani Mbane of Mamelodi Sundowns.

They will also compete with Malabo Kings’ Rose Bella, Mamelodi Sundowns' Andile Dlamini and 8 others for the Inter-Club Player of the Year award following their performances in the maiden edition of the CAF Women's Champions League.

Also, in the Young Player of the year category, the two will battle it out with Bayelsa Queens’ Flourish Sebastine and 2 others.

Badu, following an impressive season in the CAF Women’s Champions League, sealed a move to Norwegian side Alvaldsness IL. The Black Princesses captain was adjudged Player of the Tournament as Hasaacas Ladies finished second in the competition.

Boaduwaa, on the other hand, was a regular feature for Hasmal Ladies in the just-ended season and is part of Ghana’s Women’s U-20 team to Costa Rice for the U-20 FIFA World Cup.

Hasaacas Ladies, also received nomination in The Club of the Year category alongside Mamelodi Sundowns, AS FAR, Malabo Kings and Rivers Angel while Yusif Basigi is also nominated in the Coach of the Year award.

Nominees (in alphabetic order by Member Association)

Player of the Year (Women)

· Ajara Nchout Njoya (Cameroon & Internazionale Milano)

· Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Alvaldsnes)

· Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas)

· Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco & AS FAR)

· Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)

· Andile Dlamini (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Bambanani Mbane (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Atletico Madrid/Racing Louisville)

· Refiloe Jane (South Africa & AC Milan)

· Grace Chanda (Zambia & BIIK Kazygurt)

Interclub Player of the Year (Women)

· Andile Dlamini (Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Bambanani Mbanie (Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Andisiwe Mgcoyi (Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Evelyn Badu (Sekondi Hasaacas/Alvaldsnes)

· Doris Boaduwaa (Sekondi Hasaacas)

· Ghizlane Chebbak (AS FAR)

· Sanaa Mssoudy (AS FAR)

· Fatima Tagnaout (AS FAR)

· Rose Bella (Malabo Kings)

· Gift Monday (River Angels/FC Robo)

Young Player of the Year (Women)

· Evelyn Badu (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas/Alvaldsnes)

· Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana & Sekondi Hasaacas/Alvaldsnes)

· Yasmine Zouhir (Morocco & AS Saint-Etienne)

· Gift Monday (Nigeria & River Angels/FC Robo)

· Flourish Sebastine (Nigeria & Bayelsa Queens)

Coach of the Year (Women)

· Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang (Botswana)

· Gabriel Zabo (Cameroon)

· Yusif Basigi (Hasaacas Ladies)

· Reynald Pedros (Morocco)

· Randy Waldrum (Nigeria)

· Serigne Amar Mousse Niang Cisse (Senegal)

· Desiree Ellis (South Africa)

· Jerry Tshabalala (Mamelodi Sundowns)

· Samir Landolsi (Tunisia)

· Bruce Mwape (Zambia)

Club of the Year (Women)

· Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

· Sekondi Hasaacas (Ghana)

· AS FAR (Morocco)

· Malabo Kings (Equatorial Guinea)

· Rivers Angels (Nigeria)

National Team of the Year 

Due to the absence of a major women’s competition during the period under review, the Organising Team for the CAF Awards 2022 has reviewed the selection process for this important category. The TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco will be factored as one of the criterion in deciding a winner befitting of the status of the award and women’s football in general. The winner will be announced on 23 July 2022 during the final match of the Women’s AFCON.