Nigeria forward Oluwakemi Adegbuyi is hoping to add another individual honour to an outstanding year after being shortlisted for the 2026 CAF Women’s Young Player of the Year award, reports Nigeriasoccernet.com.

The 16-year-old has enjoyed a series of successes at club and international level, establishing herself as one of the emerging talents in Nigerian women's football.

Adegbuyi began the year by winning the Nigeria Women Football League Player of the Season award for the 2025/26 campaign after scoring 11 goals across the regular season and Super Six playoffs with FC Robo Queens.

She went on to claim two more individual awards, emerging as Player of the Tournament at the WAFU B Girls’ Cup and the WAFU B Champions League qualifiers, where she featured for Edo Queens.

Her year reached another milestone when she helped Nigeria's Flamingos win the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, making the country the first African nation to lift the trophy.

The forward featured in all seven matches during Nigeria's historic campaign and scored twice as the Flamingos secured the world title.

Speaking in a recent interview with content creator Femi Pereira, Adegbuyi expressed confidence in her ability to deliver whenever called upon, while outlining her ambition to become a recognised name in world football.

“I can play anytime, any day. When I am called upon, I will surely deliver. My aim is to be in a bigger place, to be known in Nigeria, in Africa and the whole wide world,” she said.

When asked whether she hoped to win the CAF Women's Player of the Year award in the future, the teenager responded confidently: “Yes.”

Her immediate focus, however, is on the Young Player of the Year prize, which will be presented at the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony in Lagos on Monday, December 7.

Adegbuyi is one of two Nigerians nominated for the award, alongside fellow forward Janet Akekoromowei.

They will face competition from Romaine Gandonou of Benin, Maëva Nyadjou of Cameroon, Grace-Ruth Sery of Côte d’Ivoire, N’Sira Ouédraogo of Burkina Faso, Rose Kadzere of Malawi, Kautar Azraf of Morocco, Adji Ndiaye of Senegal, and Winfrida Gerald of Tanzania.