CAF reveals Final Top 3 for African Footballer of the year(Male and Female)

The Confederation Of African Football have finally revealed the Top 3 shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year with no Nigerian featured


This simply means another year skipped for Nigeria.

The List released by CAF through their twitter handle consists of

Mohammed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)

He plays mostly as a Right Wing Forward for Liverpool F.C but in recent times.Salah has been seen to play Center Forward for Liverpool.He joined Liverpool from A.S Roma and surprised the World with a stunning First Season at Liverpool winning the Previous edition of this award.He is currently playing his Second Season at Liverpool.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(Gabon and Liverpool)

Aubameyang plays a Center Forward for Arsenal joining them from Dortmund for $79m.He has been in a very good scorer in front of goal for Arsenal this season and he promises for more to come.

Sadio Mane(Senegal and Liverpool)

Mane is very talented winger good in strength and shooting power.He is a starter at Liverpool and plays alongside Mohammed Salah.He joined Liverpool back in 2016.He has shown great potential over the years and could be worthy of this award.

Making the Shortlist for the Women African Player of the year are Asisat Oshoala(Nigeria),Francisca Ordega(Nigeria),Chrestinah Thembi Kgatlana(South Africa)

Relieve as two Nigerians make the cut for the Women's Category.


Asisat Oshoala won the previous edition of the award and will be looking to win it again.After winning it in 2015,2016 and 2017


Thembi Kgatlana emerged the the most valuable player and highest goal scorer at AWCON 2018.


In my opinion I fancy Salah and Oshoala to win the Mens and Womens Awards respectively.Who dod you think will win it.Drop your comment below.

FIFA Women's World Cup Draws:See Who Nigeria is facing

So the draws for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 (Now when they were choosing the hosts,who knew France would win the Men's World Cup) was held on Saturday at La Seine Musicale on the island of Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt,Paris(Meself i don't know that place,its only PARIS i know LOL)

The Super Falcons were grouped in group A alongside France,Korea Republic and Norway.The current champions of the FIFA Women World Cup is United States winning it back in 205.


Nigeria has made an appearance in every edition of the competition since 1991 and the closest they came to winning it was the quarter finals in 1991.Now the interesting fact is for the first time a foreign coach will take the Falcons to the competiton.

Nigeria will kickstart their campaign against Norway on June 8 before facing South Korea on June 12 and then squaring up against hosts France on June 17.


The Falcons recently dropped a spot in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday.Though they are still the highest ranked African team.They dropped to 39th in the world.

Other contries representing Africa at the tournament are AWCON finalists South Africa and Third place Cameroon