At the COSAFA Women’s Championship last month, Cynthia Shonga, who only appeared in five games for the Mighty Warriors, won Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

The winner will be revealed on December 11, 2023, in Marrakesh, Morocco, during the 2023 CAF Awards.

Shonga is among the ten other nominees for the first-ever CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

CAF also released the various nominees for other various women’s categories thus including the prestigious Player of the Year, which Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala claimed for a record fifth time during the last Awards Gala in July 2022 in Rabat, Morocco.

A jury made up of media experts, the CAF technical committee, head coaches, member associations, and captains will select the winners in each category.

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Shonga believes this is a steppingstone to better opportunities in her career.

“I’m grateful for the recognition. It means a lot to me and all the whole team. “I hope this nomination will also open more doors for me as I aim to move to foreign clubs,” she said.

Goalkeeper of the Year Nominees

Ange Bawou (Cameroon)

Dolores Hernandez Masongo (Equatorial Guinea)

Imane Abdelahad (Morocco)

Khadija ErRmichi (Morocco)

Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)

Andile Dlamini (South Africa)

Kaylin Swart (South Africa)

Najiat Abass Idrisa (Tanzania)

Catherine Musonda (Zambia)

Cynthia Shonga (Zimbabwe)