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After her 2023 CAF Women\u2019s Goalkeeper of the Year award win, Nigerian goalkeper Chiamaka Nnadozie sent a message to young girls in Africa dreaming to become footballers.<\/p>\n
Nnadozie was crowned Africa\u2019s women best goalkeeper for 2023 at the award ceremony in Marrackech Morocco on Monday, December 11, 2023.<\/p>\n
Immediately after receiving her prize, a well deserved one in recorgnition of her sterling performances for the Super Falcons of Nigeria at the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup and at her club Paris FC, the 22-year old recalled how her father who never wanted her to become a footballer will be proud of her feat.<\/p>\n
\u201d To all the young girls growing up in Africa, dreaming of becoming a footballer one day, believe me dreams do come true,\u201d she said after receiving the award.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad didn\u2019t want me to play football but I\u2019m sure he\u2019s gonna see this and be happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, keep dreaming, keep working and I believe that one day you\u2019ll get to this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nigeria flourished at the 2023 CAF awards ceremony.<\/p>\n
While Nnadozie was named the Women\u2019s best goalkeeper, compatriot Asisat Oshoala was crowned Women\u2019s footballer of the year for a sixth-time while the Super Falcons of Nigeria won the national team of the year award.<\/p>\n
In the Men\u2019s category, Napoli and Nigeria striker, Victor\u00a0Osimhen,\u00a0was named the footballer of the year, becoming the first Nigerian to win the awrd since 1999.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n