The Black Queens are in contention for the 2018 CAF Women National Team of the Year despite their poor showing at the ongoing African Women’s Nations Cup

Ghana’s women national team faces competition from Super Falcons who are playing in the finals of the AWCON on Saturday.

Also in the race is South Africa’s Bayana Bayana who are Nigeria’s opponent for the final showdown at the Accra Sports Stadium.

South Africa also qualified for the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history.

Cameroon and Mali are the other national teams shortlisted by the CAF Technical Group.

The Caf Awards 2018 will be held in Dakar‚ Senegal on Tuesday‚ January 8 2019.