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African Women's Footballer Of The Year
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 *2020 – ''not awarded'' *2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Award
An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award may be described by three aspects: 1) to whom it is given to 2) what 3) by whom, all varying according to purpose. The recipient is often awarded to an individual, a student, athlete or representative of a group of people, be it an organisation, a sports team or a whole country. The award item may be a decoration or an insignia suitable for wearing, such as a medal, badge, award pin or rosette. It can also be a token object such as a certificate, diploma, championship belt, trophy or plaque. The award may also be accompanied by a title of honor, and an object of direct cash value, such as prize money or a scholarship. Furthermore, an is an award given, typically in education, that does not confer the recipient(s) a higher standing but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa Women's National Football Team
The South Africa women's national football team represents South Africa in women's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. Nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls in Sesotho). South Africa competed in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations, where they were runners up five times before winning once. They also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second thrice and finished in fourth place once. History Banyana Banyana's first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Eswatini, which they won 14–0. Future Women's AFCON winning coach Desiree Ellis played in that game and scored three of the goals Their first international match outside of Africa was against China. They played two matches which they lost 8–0 and 13–0 with the latter being the heaviest defeat in their history. The team's first vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Football Trophies And Awards
African or Africans may refer to: * Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa: ** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa *** List of ethnic groups of Africa *** Demographics of Africa *** African diaspora ** African, an adjective referring to something of, from, or related to the African Union ** Citizenship of the African Union ** Demographics of the African Union **Africanfuturism ** African art ** *** African jazz (other) ** African cuisine ** African culture ** African languages ** African music ** African Union ** African lion, a lion population in Africa Books and radio * ''The African'' (essay), a story by French author J. M. G. Le Clézio * ''The African'' (Conton novel), a novel by William Farquhar Conton * ''The African'' (Courlander novel), a novel by Harold Courlander * ''The Africans'' (radio program) Music * "African", a song by Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sports Awards Honoring Women
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of '' The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia Women's National Football Team
The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football, participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer. History Zambia became an official women's national team in 1983, and was one of the first African women's national football teams to exist on the continent. In 2003, the kit for the team was provided as a result of a sponsorship deal with Umbro who first agreed to sponsor the Zambia national football team. The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. Some matches were played in 1994, for qualification for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Zambia played in a 5 November 1994 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in South Africa, where Zambia lost 3–5. In the return match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Banda
Barbra Banda (born 20 March 2000) is a Zambian professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Orlando Pride and captains the Zambia women's national football team, Zambia national team. Banda is widely considered one of the top women's players in the world. She is Africa's all-time top scorer in Football at the Summer Olympics, Olympic football history, having scored three hat tricks at two Olympic Games. She led Zambia to win the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship, 2022 COSAFA Women's Cup, earning the Golden Ball with ten goals. In 2024, she was named African Women's Footballer of the Year, BBC Women's Footballer of the Year and to the FIFPRO Women's World 11. In 2024, Banda signed with the Pride for the List of most expensive women's association football transfers, second-highest transfer fee in women's football history at the time. In her first season in the NWSL, she led the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thembi Kgatlana
Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana (born 2 May 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a Forward (soccer), forward for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL (women), Tigres UANL Femenil and the South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa women's national team. Club career Houston Dash In February 2018, Kgatlana moved to the United States to join the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League. She was brought in by her former national team Coach (sports), coach Vera Pauw. Kgatlana joined her South African teammates Janine van Wyk and Linda Motlhalo in Houston. Kgatlana made 16 appearances with Houston and she scored 2 goals. Kgatlana was waived by the Houston Dash on 6 February 2019 so she could sign with Beijing BG Phoenix F.C., Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. Beijing BG Phoenix On 22 February 2019, Kgatlana was announced as having signed with Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. in the Chinese Women's Super League on a one-year deal. She was joined by South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon Women's National Football Team
Cameroon national women's football team, also known as the Indomitable Lionesses, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroonian Football Federation, Cameroon Football Association. They finished second in the 1991 African Women's Championship, 1991, 2004 African Women's Championship, 2004, 2014 African Women's Championship, 2014, and 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, participated in the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games and have competed in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2015. History The team was formed in the 1980s but didn't gain significant attention until the 1990s. Cameroon participated in their first major tournament, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, African Women's Championship (now known as the Women's Africa Cup of Nations), in 1991 African Women's Championship, 1991. Cameroon quickly established itself as one of the top teams in Africa. They reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaëlle Enganamouit
Gaëlle Deborah Enganamouit (born 9 June 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for the Cameroon women's national team. Club career Enganamouit previously played in the Serbian First League for Spartak Subotica, for whom she appeared in the UEFA Champions League. While playing for Spartak Enganamouit reportedly scored the fastest goal in women's football history, after two seconds. In December 2013, Enganamouit announced her transfer to Swedish football, with newly promoted Damallsvenskan team Eskilstuna United. League champions FC Rosengård signed Enganamouit to a two-year contract in November 2015, as a replacement for Anja Mittag. Enganamouit had been the 2015 Damallsvenskan top goalscorer with 18 goals as Eskilstuna finished second after mounting an unlikely title challenge. She was nominated for the BBC Women's footballer of the year award in early 2016, alongside Amandine Henry, Kim Little, Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn. On the opening day of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equatorial Guinea Women's National Football Team
The Equatorial Guinea women's national football team, nicknamed the Nzalang Femenino, has represented Equatorial Guinea in senior international women's association football, women's football competition since 2000. It is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, the governing body for football in Equatorial Guinea. In the 2008 Women's African Football Championship they defeated the seven-time champions Nigeria women's national football team, Nigeria 1–0 in the semifinal and went on to win the championship beating South Africa women's national soccer team, South Africa 2–1. They became the first nation other than Nigeria to win the African Women's Championship, Women's African Football Championship. Equatorial Guinea played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. The team won the 2012 African Women's Championship, winning 4–0 in the final against South Africa. Equatorial Guinea is the third women's team (out of eight) from the Confederation of African Football#Women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoveva Añonma
''Genoveva'', Op. 81, is an opera in four acts by Robert Schumann in the genre of German Romanticism with a libretto by Robert Reinick and the composer. The only opera Schumann ever wrote, it received its first performance on 25 June 1850 at the Stadttheater in Leipzig, with the composer conducting. It received only three performances during the premiere, and the negative criticism it received in the press played a decisive role in Schumann's decision to not write a second opera. ''Genoveva'' is based on the story of Genevieve of Brabant, a medieval legend set in the 8th century that is reputedly based on the 13th century life of Marie of Brabant, wife of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria. The story gained in popularity during the first half of the 19th century, primarily in Germany through various theatrical settings. Two of the settings from this period, Ludwig Tieck's play ''Leben und Tod der heiligen Genoveva'' (''Life and Death of Saint Genoveva'') and Christian Friedrich Hebbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noko Matlou
Noko Alice Matlou (born 30 September 1985) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación side CP Cacereño Femenino. She has played for the South Africa women's national team both as a striker and a defender. In 2008, Matlou became the first South African to receive a CAF award when she was named African Women's Footballer of the Year. Matlou has represented the South Africa women's national football team 174 times, including at the 2012, 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2019, and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups. She is the second most capped African player. Club career At a club level, she played for Ma-Indies Ladies. She has previously played for Development Ladies, Brazilian Ladies and the University of Johannesburg. Within footballing circles, she is nicknamed "Beep-Beep". In 2008, she became the first South African to be named African Women's Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football. CP Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
