Black Queens captain Portia Boakye and goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan have been shortlisted for individual honors in the 2026 CAF Women's Awards, while Ghana's senior women's team earned a nomination for National Team of the Year.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the 10-player shortlists on Tuesday ahead of the December 7 ceremony at the Wole Soyinka Centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
Portia Boakye Shortlisted for Player of the Year
Boakye, who plays club football for Mexico's UNAM Pumas Femenil, is Ghana's sole nominee for Women's Player of the Year. The veteran defender started five matches and recorded one assist during the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where Ghana reached the quarter-finals.
She is joined on the 10-woman shortlist by Malawian sisters Tabitha Chawinga and Temwa Chawinga, Zambia's Barbra Banda, South Africa's Thembi Kgatlana, Morocco's Hanane Aït El Haj, Algeria's Marine Dafeur, and the Cameroonian trio of Marie Ngah Manga, Michaely Bihina, and Monique Ngock.
Cynthia Konlan Earns Goalkeeper of the Year Nod
In the Women's Goalkeeper of the Year category, FC Samartex Ladies goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan earned her second consecutive continental nomination. Konlan played all 360 minutes across four matches at the 2026 WAFCON, registering one clean sheet and conceding four goals.
Konlan is shortlisted alongside Algeria's Chloe N'Gazi, Cameroon's Michaely Bihina, Malawi's Mercy Sikelo, Mali's Fatoumata Karantao, Morocco's Khadija Er-Rmichi, Nigeria's Christiana Uzoma, Senegal's Adji Ndiaye, South Africa's Kaylin Swart, and Zambia's Hazel Nali.
Black Queens Nominated for National Team of the Year
Ghana's third nomination comes in the Women's National Team of the Year category, where the Black Queens are listed among 10 nations, including defending regional contenders Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa.
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