Cape Town - Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has been nominated for the CAF African Women's Coach of the Year award.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the nominations on Twitter with Banyana Banyana star forward Thembi Kgatlana also making the shortlist for the African Women's Player of the Year award.
Banyana Banyana have the chance to be crowned the best Women's team on the continent with Cameroon and Nigeria also vying for the African Women's Team of the Year gong.
The awards evening will take place in Egypt on January 7, 2020.
The African Women’s Coach of the Year shortlist has arrived! ??
— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 22, 2019
???? Alain Djeumfa - @FecafootOfficie
???? @descaptain - @Banyana_Banyana
???? Thomas Dennerby - @NGSuper_Falcons
Who do you think will win it on the 7th of January? #CAFAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/ZRMYHa2eXz
The final African Women's Player of the Year shortlist is out!
— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 22, 2019
???? @AjaraNjoya@ValerengaOslo - @FecafootOfficie
???? @AsisatOshoala@FCBfemeni - @NGSuper_Falcons
???? @Kgatlanathe1st
Beijing BG Phoenix - @Banyana_Banyana#CAFAwards2019 ?? pic.twitter.com/jReVHFtup7
The African Women’s National Team of the Year has 3? phenomenal teams, but only 1? will triumph! ??
— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 22, 2019
???? @Banyana_Banyana
???? @NGSuper_Falcons
???? @FecafootOfficie
We'll find out in Hurghada who'll come out on top! #CAFAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/oNtWVRqvI9
CAF AWARDS NOMINATIONS:
African Player of the Year
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
African Women’s Player of the Year
Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)
African Interclubs Player of the Year
Anice Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
Tarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
African Youth Player of the Year
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
African Men’s Coach of the Year
Aliou Cisse (Senegal - Senegal)
Djamel Belmadi (Algeria - Algeria)
Moïne Chaâbani (Tunisia - Esperance)
African Women’s Coach of the Year
Alain Djeumfa (Cameroon)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)
African Men’s National Team of the Year
Algeria
Madagascar
Senegal
African Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon
South Africa
Nigeria
- Compiled by Tashreeq Vardien