CAF Awards: Gusau Hails Players For Making Nigeria Proud

CAF Awards: Gusau Hails Players For Making Nigeria Proud

Precious Oham

President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has hailed Nigerian players who swept important honours at this year’s CAF Football Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

The NFF supremo was personally present at the Hotel Movenpick and collected the first honour that came Nigeria’s way – Women’s National Team of the Year. He dedicated the award to all women football teams on the African continent.

Chiamaka Nnadozie, who shone brightly at the 2023 FIFA World Cup finals as the Super Falcons reached the Round of 16, was the undoubted winner of the honour of Goalkeeper of the Year (Women). 

Asisat Oshoala won a record-extending sixth award as Player of the Year (Women), while Victor Osimhen was crowned Player of the Year (Men), becoming the first Nigeria player in 24 years to take the gong. 

Gusau said: “I am very excited. This has been hugely rewarding for our football and for our country as a whole. I congratulate Osimhen, Oshoala and Nnadozie, and I congratulate the Super Falcons as a team for bringing us this honour.

“My charge would be that they all keep doing what they know how to do best, keep improving and keep winning. The sky will be the beginning for them.”