My people, if you check Esther Okoronkwo season ehn, you go think say this babe na cheat code. Goals dey. Assists dey. Trophies dey. Clutch moments full ground. WAFCON medal hang for neck. Big-game swagger no even finish.
Everything wey suppose carry person enter continental shortlist, she tick am like NEPA bill, na weytin hitvibz dey yan be dat.
Year Wey Supposed Don Do the Work for Esther Okoronkwo
But as CAF drop the final three names for 2025 Women’s Player of the Year, omo, na there dem shock everybody. Her name no dey. Na like when ref blow offside for goal wey clear pass morning sun — pure confusion.
Okoronkwo numbers no even get respect for doubt: 27 goal contributions for 29 matches. She be the engine room wey push her club lift league title, plus one of the major brains behind Super Falcons stretching their WAFCON record again.
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Final match? Forget. She score, she assist, she control midfield like Maestro wey dey conduct orchestra. She carry Woman of the Match go house join body.
This no be “she try.” This na domination wey fit enter African football syllabus.
Na why the thing pain people. Because this kind season dey write legacy, no be for packaging.
CAF now drop final three — Rasheedat Ajibade, Ghizlane Chebbak, Sanaa Mssoudy — but na Okoronkwo wey dem no call wey loud pass.
Her Instagram reply? Sharp, smooth, but message clear:
“I appreciate Africa. I don note CAF decision. My work still dey for pitch. Na pitch dey tell truth, no be award. And truth no dey wear makeup.”
You fit see say this na person wey sabi wetin she play, even if spotlight do “no comment.”
Nigeria Still Carry Weight for the Ceremony
Even though Okoronkwo no land final shortlist, Nigeria no dey go Rabat like people wey just come chop jollof. Everywhere you turn, green-white-green full ground.
Victor Osimhen don bounce back enter top three for Men’s Player of the Year — Salah dey, Hakimi dey, but Oshimenna reason no dey fear anybody.
The guy fire Galatasaray enter domestic double, plus he still dey terrorize defenders for Europe. If he win am again, nobody go shout robbery.
Rasheedat Ajibade — captain, baller, and Okoronkwo teammate — make the women shortlist by force. Three Woman of the Match awards, midfield control like prime Iniesta, plus Best Player of the tournament. She no dey joke.
For post, Chiamaka Nnadozie still dey do Big Girl Business. Calm like person wey dey sip zobo, commanding like bouncer, consistent like fuel scarcity. She join Khadija Er-Rmichi and Andile Dlamini for final shortlist again.
Youth level, Shakirat Moshood dey represent. Flamingos captain wey dey ball like say she get shares for football. Her CAF Young Player nomination no shock anybody wey watch her.
And the Super Falcons? After dem collect WAFCON back with swag, dem land for National Team of the Year finalists. As e suppose be.
But This Year Story Still Start With Okoronkwo
Make we yarn truth: awards sweet. Recognition dey sweet pass. But beyond stats, these things suppose show the impact wey person put for game. And if na that parameter we dey use, Okoronkwo deserve better look.
No be stat-padding she dey do. When pressure choke, she step up. When match dey tight like Lagos traffic, she carry responsibility. When noise full everywhere, she maintain maturity wey resemble old pro.
Na why her exclusion pain plenty fans. No be “maybe next year.” This one felt like year wey she don pay finish.
But guess what? Season no evaporate. Trophies dey shine. Performances dey replay for memory. Numbers dey sit down gidigba for record books. And from her tone, she don already enter “next challenge mode.”
CAF go crown winners November 19 for Rabat. Nigeria go full the room with talent wey no need interpreter. But when the lights off, everybody go still remember one truth:
Esther Okoronkwo no need nomination to prove say she be among Africa best. She don show am since — for pitch wey no dey lie, wey no dey form, wey always talk true.
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