Ikwaput is the second Ugandan player to receive a nomination in this year's CAF Awards, after Fauzia Najjemba, who was nominated for the Young Player of the Year award.
Kampala Queens Football Club forward Fazila Ikwaput has been nominated for the Women's African Player of the Year in the 2023 CAF Awards.
This is the second year in succession that the Crested Cranes attacker gets the recognition, having been nominated last year as well.
Ikwaput is the second Ugandan player to receive a nomination in this year's CAF Awards, after Fauzia Najjemba, who was nominated for the Young Player of the Year award.
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FOOTBALL CAF AWARDS 2023: Fauzia Najjemba receives second successive nomination for Africa's Young Player of the Year
Najjemba, who features for Russian topflight outfit Dynamo Moscow, is enjoying a 2023 to remember despite being hampered by injuries midway.
Meanwhile, Ikwaput makes a list majorly dominated by South Africa (six), Nigeria (five) and Morocco, who have five nominees.
It will be a hard battle among the Nigerian duo of Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie as well as South Africa's Andile Dlamini, Zambia's Grace Chanda and Moroccan Ghizlane Chebbak.
Ikwaput, a proven goal-scorer, has enjoyed a brilliant year, where she also led the scoring charts at the CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA qualifiers with eight goals.
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Two suspects who allegedly beat up referee Sekayuba remanded to prison
It's alleged that the two attacked the car which had Sekayuba and other match officials about two weeks back and beat him up, leaving him for dead.
Kampala Queens eventually failed to make the continental showpiece at their first asking.
She also netted thrice in four 2024 Olympics qualification matches, as Uganda eventually lost to Cameroon by a 3-2 aggregate.
12:57 - 14.11.2023
World Cup Qualifiers: Kizito Luwagga returns with a distinct impact to Uganda Cranes fold
His last appearance draws even further back to 2020, coming on to play 36 minutes as Uganda suffered a 1-0 defeat to South Sudan in the qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations.
In the qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations, she netted once in two games as Uganda fell to Algeria, courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate.
Still, Ikwaput was on target this year as Uganda beat Tanzania 3-1 in an international friendly bout at the MTN Omondi Stadium, Lugogo, in July.
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FOOTBALL From relegation to winning the title - Erias Lukwago's demands to Abdallah Mubiru
Despite the massive gap, the Kampala City Lord Mayor still feels the thirteen-time UPL champions can win the title this season.