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“Never In My Wildest Dreams Did I Believe I Would Be Shortlisted,” Robo Queens Monday Gift on Double Nomination For CAF Awards

Super Falcons striker, Monday Gift has been nominated for the CAF Women Interclub Player of the year and the Women Young Player Of The Year.

The striker on the books of Robo Queens helped the team to the FA Cup final as well as help Bayelsa Queens lift the Nigeria Women’s Football League title at the end of the super six in Benin City, Edo State where she was on loan.

“Wow, I’m speechless and so overwhelmed. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe I would be shortlisted, let alone of getting double nominations. I’m grateful to God and honoured for this incredible and generous recognition. This is for you all supporting me #CAFAwards2022,” the striker tweeted on her social media platform, Twitter.

Monday Gift scored 10 goals in 5 Super Six games to finish as the league’s top scorer with 13 goals in total and also winning the Player Of The Season award before eventually being invited to the Super Falcons team currently in Morocco for the Women African Cup Of Nations.